ABILITY 1ST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06230021 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-27
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-04-01
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    HUNTER, Nikki resigned
    secretary
  16. 2008-04-29
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    HUNTER, Nikki appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-04-29
    ➖
    DWB LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABILITY 1ST LIMITED
  19. 2007-04-27
    ➕
    MOON, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2007-04-27
    ➕
    DWB LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Moon
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

24 Harrow Gardens
Orpington
BR6 9WD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MOON, Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-04-27
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Active
HUNTER, Nikki→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-29 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
DWB LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2008-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08