AACABLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12383934 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-02
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£86.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,887

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£87k
Current Assets
£169k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£136.9k
Current assets£168.7k
Net assets£86.9k

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-01-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-01-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AACABLES LIMITED
  14. 2020-01-02
    MALONE, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2020-01-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 6 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Anthony Malone
Individual · English · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

18 Longfellow Walk
Hartlepool
TS25 4PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-22OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MALONE, Mark Anthony
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-01-02
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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-21