ABLE SHUTTER SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04804887 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£155.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £155,326

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£155k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£167k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£33k£67k£100k£133k£167kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£155.3k£126.0k
Current assets£166.6k£145.2k
Net assets£155.3k£126.0k

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
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-01
    ➕
    SMALLMAN, Tracey Marie appointed
    director
  14. 2019-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2011-09-16
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Thomas resigned
    director
  19. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    SMALLMAN, Gary William appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    SMALLMAN, Gary William appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLE SHUTTER SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Gary William Smallman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2026
Mrs Tracie Marie Smallman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary William Smallmanceased 01/01/2026· 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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Able House No10
Fairview Close
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 4JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SMALLMAN, Gary William→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-20
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Active
SMALLMAN, Gary William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-20
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Active
SMALLMAN, Tracey Marie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-12-01
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Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
KENNEDY, Thomas→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2011-09-16
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01