ABLETON PROJECTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08550525 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-30
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£70.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (79/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £70,029,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£70m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£29m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14m£28m£42m£56m£70mDec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.02M£4.83M
Current assets£28.80M£28.80M
Net assets£70.03M£63.18M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    MENDOZA LUGO, Felipe De Jesús, Mr. appointed
    director
  17. 2013-07-29
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  18. 2013-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLETON PROJECTS LTD
  19. 2013-05-30
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 13 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. Manuel Chamorro Posada
Individual · Spanish · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Manuel Chamorro Posadaceased 14/01/2020· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ACHI PROPERTY PORTFOLIO LTD→
15455156 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACHIRIO LTD→
16640669 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACHT&ACHT FINANCE LIMITED→
13780414 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ACI 2 LIMITED→
14149627 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACIES HOLDINGS 1 LIMITED→
13163015 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ACJ LIVING LIMITED→
14404243 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACLW GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→
10881346 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ACOLIN GROUP HOLDCO LIMITED→
12282971 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ACORN BABY LTD→
14300073 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACORN GLOBAL VENTURES LTD→
13181077 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ACORNS FLAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
01899374 · est 1985 · no financials extracted
————41y——
ACP BG LTD→
12338302 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Bulldog Global Financial Services (Uk) Ltd, Birchin Court
20 Birchin Ln
London
EC3V 9DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MENDOZA LUGO, Felipe De Jesús, Mr.→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-30 · resigned 2013-07-29
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11