1 ABILITY ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10766869 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-01-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-09-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 ABILITY ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED
  18. 2017-05-12
    SAINI, Jaspal Singh 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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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 Jaspal Singh Saini
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

18 Pilgrimage Street
London
SE1 4LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SAINI, Jaspal Singh
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-05-12
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-28