ABEL KARATE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09208064 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-08
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,149
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.6k | £2.7k |
| Current assets | £15.0k | — |
| Net assets | £-1.1k | £-11.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEL KARATE LIMITED
- 2014-09-08➕ABEL, Paul Terence appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 Paul Terence Abel Individual · English · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AFFINITY WEDDING DJ LTD→ 11265482 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALANNALHERBERT LTD→ 16962264 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALFORD & DISTRICT CIVIC TRUST LIMITED→ 00900361 · est 1967 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 59y | — | — |
| ALL OCCASIONS CASINO LIMITED→ 09004584 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ALL STARS ARENA CIC→ 16268373 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANON ENSEMBLE LTD→ 16373628 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AQUA STARS SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED→ 11610060 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARLEEN WILD LIMITED→ 05603772 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ASHTON TURNER GOLF LIMITED→ 10560097 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AUSTIN T LTD→ 16821356 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVENTUSTATTOO LTD→ 14545722 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AWAY DAYS FOOTBALL LTD→ 16716394 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
3 Higson Road
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 3XB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ABEL, Paul Terence→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2014-09-08
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-18