ABEL & KEANE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07987610 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-13
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
£37.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £37,307
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,616 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£37k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.8k | £63.8k |
| Current assets | £39.8k | £73.3k |
| Cash | £23.9k | £53.8k |
| Debtors | £15.9k | £19.5k |
| Net assets | £37.3k | £61.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17➖AARON CLARKE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-10-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEL & KEANE LIMITED
- 2012-03-13➕PARKER, Stuart Munro appointeddirector
- 2012-03-13➕AARON CLARKE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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 Stuart Parker Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
9 Byford Court Crockatt Road
Hadleigh
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP7 6RD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PARKER, Stuart Munro→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2012-03-13
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AARON CLARKE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2018-10-17
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20