ABLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09808246 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-01
    ONYEKWE, Martina, Dr resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2015-10-03
    TUDEME, Sylvester appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-03
    ONYEKWE, Martina, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2015-10-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Sylvester Madu Tudeme
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75100%
sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

7 Rosewood Mews Gravesend
7 Rosewood Mews
Gravesend
DA12 5AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TUDEME, Sylvester
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-03
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Active
ONYEKWE, Martina, Dr
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-03 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13