ABLE CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03197850 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
Net Worth
£21k
Current Assets
£35k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£20.6k—
Current assets£35.0k—
Cash£17.8k—
Debtors£17.2k—
Net assets£20.6k—
Average employees—200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-04-02
    ➕
    CEFALA, Carla appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-25
    ➖
    COHEN, Louise resigned
    director
  11. 2023-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-01-24
    ➕
    COHEN, Laurence Sydney appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-13
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-14
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2020-10-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-06-28
    ➖
    COHEN, Laurence Sydney resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    COHEN, Laurence Sydney appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-14
    ➖
    COHEN, Laurence Sydney resigned
    director
  25. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    COHEN, Louise appointed
    director
  26. 2011-01-11
    ➖
    TISHLER, Joseph Samuel resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    ROSS, Louise resigned
    director
  28. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    COHEN, Laurence Sydney appointed
    director
  29. 1996-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLE CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
  30. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    TISHLER, Joseph Samuel appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-05-13
    ➖
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    ROSS, Louise appointed
    director
  34. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1996-05-13
    ➖
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Laurence Sydney Cohen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Laurence Cohenceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1996-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

2 Ferny Court
Penylan
Cardiff
CF23 9BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CEFALA, Carla→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COHEN, Laurence Sydney→
director · ~82y · appointed 2023-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TISHLER, Joseph Samuel→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 2011-01-11
Resigned
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 1996-05-13
Resigned
COHEN, Laurence Sydney→
director · ~82y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
COHEN, Laurence Sydney→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned
COHEN, Louise→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2023-01-25
Resigned
ROSS, Louise→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 1996-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-13