ABLE LIFTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05656730 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£516.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £516,828
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£165k
Net Worth
£517k
Current Assets
£529k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £516.8k | — |
| Current assets | £528.7k | — |
| Cash | £164.8k | — |
| Debtors | £386.0k | — |
| Net assets | £516.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10➕CREED TAX ADVISERS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-04-10📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2018-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-08➕SMITH, Russell Peter Stuart appointeddirector
- 2018-11-08➖JACKSON, William resigneddirector
- 2018-09-11➖SMITH, Russell Peter Stuart resigneddirector
- 2018-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-12-21➖PRIZEMAN, Rebecca Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2009-03-26➕JACKSON, William appointeddirector
- 2005-12-19➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-12-19➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE LIFTS LIMITED
- 2005-12-16➕PRIZEMAN, Rebecca Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-16➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-12-16➕SMITH, Russell Peter Stuart appointeddirector
- 2005-12-16➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Russell Peter Stuart Smith Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Jacksonceased 08/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 2 Invicta Park
Sandpit Road
Dartford
DA1 5BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
CREED TAX ADVISERS LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Russell Peter Stuart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRIZEMAN, Rebecca Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2009-12-21
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2005-12-19
JACKSON, William→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2018-11-08
SMITH, Russell Peter Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2018-09-11
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2005-12-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-12