ABLY PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14011612 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 15 → 16
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1516
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), 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: 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).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 1.7y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,375

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£14k-£10k-£6k-£2k£2k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-14.4k£-12.9k
Current assets£2.1k£6.1k
Net assets£-14.4k£-12.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-08-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-08-04
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  6. 2025-07-29
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  7. 2024-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  12. 2024-12-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  13. 2024-12-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  14. 2024-12-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2024-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  16. 2024-11-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2024-11-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  18. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLY PROPERTIES LTD
  20. 2022-03-30
    CHOI, Amy King Man appointed
    director
  21. 2022-03-30
    📄
    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

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 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Amy King Man Choi
Individual · Chinese · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

52-56 Coatsworth Road
Gateshead
NE8 1QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHOI, Amy King Man
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-03-30
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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge3 properties04/08/2025
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge29/07/2025
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property13/12/2024
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property13/12/2024
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property13/12/2024
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property29/11/2024
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge2 properties22/11/2024
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31