ABLETT BELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07942242 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-09
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 2025
Net worth
£37
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: high (80/100)

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £37

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£37
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£4k-£1k£2k£5k£9k£12kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£37£-4.4k
Current assets£12.1k£7.6k
Net assets£37£-4.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-07
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  5. 2021-11-15
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  7. 2019-09-20
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  8. 2018-10-27
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  9. 2017-09-06
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  10. 2016-12-13
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  13. 2015-07-28
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  14. 2015-07-26
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  15. 2015-07-24
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  16. 2015-07-23
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    SCANIGLIA, Sharon Diana appointed
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  17. 2015-07-23
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    SCANIGLIA, Sharon Diana resigned
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  18. 2012-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLETT BELL LIMITED
  19. 2012-02-09
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    BELL, Andrew Paul Ablett 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 "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 66. 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 14 years.
  • 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 Andrew Paul Ablett Bell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—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
Incorporated2012-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

15 Lenton Avenue
Nottingham
NG7 1DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BELL, Andrew Paul Ablett→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-02-09
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Active
SCANIGLIA, Sharon Diana→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-07-23 · resigned 2015-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
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accounts · AA
2020-11-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-09
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accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-21