ABLE JOURNEYS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08030301 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-13
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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  • 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-03-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2017-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-12-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Art Share (Social Help Association for Reinvesting in Enterprise) Limited
  18. 2012-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLE JOURNEYS LTD
  19. 2012-04-13
    CHAUDHRY, Tajinder appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 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 Tajinder Chaudhry
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
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
Incorporated2012-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

57 Swansea Road
Reading
RG1 8EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHAUDHRY, Tajinder
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-13
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Art Share (Social Help Association for Reinvesting in Enterprise)
Art Share (Social Help Association for Reinvesting in Enterprise) Limited
A registered charge03/12/201320/03/2018

Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16