ABLE RENEWABLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11753558 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£50.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £49,996
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£50.0k£27.6k
Current assets£14.8k£19.3k
Cash£9.0k£7.8k
Debtors£5.8k£11.5k
Net assets£50.0k£27.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-31
    DAVIS, Samuel Metcalf resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-19
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2019-11-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-11-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2019-11-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2019-07-17
    DAVIS, Samuel Metcalf appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLE RENEWABLES LTD
  23. 2019-01-07
    MUMMERY, Adam 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

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Mummery
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control07/01/2019
Mr Samuel Metcalf Davis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Ground Floor Southway House
29 Southway
Colchester
Essex
CO2 7BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MUMMERY, Adam
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-01-07
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Active
DAVIS, Samuel Metcalf
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29