ABLM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14701639 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-02
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-11
    NETTLE, Kenton Alex Martin appointed
    director
  2. 2025-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-03-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-04
    FELDMAN, Marc Anthony resigned
    director
  8. 2025-03-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLM LIMITED
  12. 2023-03-02
    FELDMAN, Marc Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-02
    📄
    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 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-15

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenton Alex Martin Nettle
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Harkers Associates Limitedceased 04/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

16 Doncaster Road
Barnsley
S70 1TH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NETTLE, Kenton Alex Martin
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-11
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Active
FELDMAN, Marc Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-02 · resigned 2025-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-02