ABOVECHANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02739415 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£43.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £43,307
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£43kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£43.3k£41.1k
Current assets£26.5k£24.8k
Cash£26.3k£24.2k
Debtors£240£600
Net assets£43.3k£41.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
    ➕
    SOCHA, Judith appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-08
    ➕
    SOCHA-AYLING, Kerry appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2017-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-11-26
    ➖
    SOCHA, Judith resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-03-17
    ➖
    SOCHA, John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-02-17
    ➕
    ORCHARD BLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-01-04
    ➕
    SOCHA, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-05-18
    ➕
    SOCHA, John appointed
    director
  23. 2000-05-18
    ➖
    MORAN, Arthur Walter Patrick resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-05-18
    ➕
    SOCHA, Judith appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-05-18
    ➖
    FELCE, Simon Nicolas resigned
    director
  26. 2000-05-18
    ➖
    MORAN, Arthur Walter Patrick resigned
    director
  27. 1993-05-20
    ➕
    FELCE, Simon Nicolas appointed
    director
  28. 1993-05-20
    ➖
    MORAN, Suzanne resigned
    director
  29. 1992-09-11
    ➖
    INGRAM, Richard George resigned
    secretary
  30. 1992-09-11
    ➕
    MORAN, Arthur Walter Patrick appointed
    secretary
  31. 1992-09-11
    ➖
    INGRAM, Richard George resigned
    director
  32. 1992-09-11
    ➕
    MORAN, Arthur Walter Patrick appointed
    director
  33. 1992-09-11
    ➕
    MORAN, Suzanne appointed
    director
  34. 1992-09-11
    ➖
    SLATTERY, Edward Patrick resigned
    director
  35. 1992-09-09
    ➕
    INGRAM, Richard George appointed
    secretary
  36. 1992-09-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1992-09-09
    ➕
    INGRAM, Richard George appointed
    director
  38. 1992-09-09
    ➕
    SLATTERY, Edward Patrick appointed
    director
  39. 1992-09-09
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1992-08-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOVECHANCE LIMITED
  41. 1992-08-14
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1992-08-14
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Socha
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Judith Socha
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Artisans House, 7 Queensbridge
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN4 7BF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

ORCHARD BLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOCHA, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOCHA, Judith→
director · ~68y · appointed 2026-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOCHA-AYLING, Kerry→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGRAM, Richard George→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1992-09-11
Resigned
MORAN, Arthur Walter Patrick→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-11 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
SOCHA, John→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
SOCHA, Judith→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-18 · resigned 2009-11-26
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-14 · resigned 1992-09-09
Resigned
FELCE, Simon Nicolas→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-05-20 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
INGRAM, Richard George→
director · ~69y · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1992-09-11
Resigned
MORAN, Arthur Walter Patrick→
director · ~101y · appointed 1992-09-11 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
MORAN, Suzanne→
director · ~102y · appointed 1992-09-11 · resigned 1993-05-20
Resigned
SLATTERY, Edward Patrick→
director · ~76y · appointed 1992-09-09 · resigned 1992-09-11
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-14 · resigned 1992-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19