ABELNEAUX CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07611962 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-21
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
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-11-24
    UPPAL, Gurmail Singh resigned
    director
  6. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-11-15
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    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-10-23
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    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2015-09-22
    UPPAL, Gurmail Singh appointed
    director
  20. 2011-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABELNEAUX CAPITAL LIMITED
  21. 2011-04-21
    ABEL, Kenyon Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Kenyon Andrew Abel
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Robert Denholm House Bletchingley Road
Nutfield
Redhill
RH1 4HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABEL, Kenyon Andrew
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-04-21
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Active
UPPAL, Gurmail Singh
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2023-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-01