ABEL LEARNING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06609851 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-03

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	2	200

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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2025-01-15
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2024-01-09
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2023-04-24
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accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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2021-01-19
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2020-03-10
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accounts · AA
2019-03-21
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accounts · AA
2018-08-15
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2018-08-15
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address · AD01
2018-06-22
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address · AD01
2018-04-27
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accounts · AA
2017-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-11-23
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accounts · AA
2016-11-21
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officers · TM01
2016-11-21
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officers · AP01
2016-11-17
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CALLAGHAN, David appointed
director
2016-11-17
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CALLAGHAN, Margaret appointed
director
2016-11-17
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JONES, Michael William resigned
secretary
2016-11-17
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JONES, Hazel Catherine resigned
director
2016-11-17
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JONES, Michael William resigned
director
2016-07-31
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JONES, Michael William appointed
secretary
2016-07-31
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JONES, Stuart William resigned
secretary
2016-07-31
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JONES, Janet Dorothy resigned
director
2016-07-31
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JONES, Stuart William resigned
director
2012-09-28
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JONES, Hazel Catherine appointed
director
2011-11-21
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JONES, Janet Dorothy appointed
director
2008-06-03
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Company incorporated
As ABEL LEARNING LIMITED
2008-06-03
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JONES, Stuart William appointed
secretary
2008-06-03
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JONES, Michael William appointed
director
2008-06-03
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JONES, Stuart William appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+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

66/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Callaghan Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/11/2016
Mr David Callaghan Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	10/11/2016

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

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1ST2 ACHIEVE TRAINING LIMITED→ 07096978 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
3AG BUSINESS VENTURE LIMITED→ 17015599 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
91930 MUSIC STUDIO LTD→ 16332081 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AA'S ESOL TUITION AND EDUCATION SERVICES LTD→ 13795525 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST→ 07678864 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
AFTER SCHOOL EDVENTURES LTD→ 15852507 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AG&EL SERVICES LTD→ 13561375 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AGM EDUCATION LIMITED→ 10536998 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
AH 1 HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16360426 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AH SSC LIMITED→ 12806745 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AINTREE MOTORCYCLE TRAINING LTD→ 13711959 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AL HAFEEZ FOUNDATION→ 10712307 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-06-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

37 Glencroft

Euxton

Chorley

PR7 6BX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-02

Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CALLAGHAN, David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-11-17

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Active

CALLAGHAN, Margaret→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-11-17

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Active

JONES, Michael William→

secretary · appointed 2016-07-31 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

JONES, Stuart William→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

JONES, Hazel Catherine→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

JONES, Janet Dorothy→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

JONES, Michael William→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2016-11-17

Resigned

JONES, Stuart William→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

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