ABLE BUILDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06115943 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-19
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2018-11-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2018-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE BUILDERS LIMITED
  17. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Lisa Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Kevin appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-19
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-02-19
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-02-19
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    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2007-02-19
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    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lisa Jane Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Azets Burnham Yard
London End
Beaconsfield
Bucks
HP9 2JH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTS, Lisa Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Kevin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2007-02-19
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2007-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-29