A+BILITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06977224 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£23k£45k£68k£91k£114kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£45.9k
Current assets—£113.6k
Cash—£67.0k
Debtors—£46.7k
Net assets—£45.9k
Average employees29—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-21
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-16
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  6. 2024-08-15
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  7. 2024-08-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-18
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-08
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    JACKAMAN, Sally Anne resigned
    director
  11. 2024-03-08
    ➖
    O'CONNOR, Alayne resigned
    director
  12. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    BLAIR, Owen Delroy appointed
    director
  16. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    CLARIDGE, Tina Jayne appointed
    director
  17. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-27
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    address · AD01
  21. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-05-01
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    WHITE, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2013-08-30
    ➖
    HOLDEN, Jonathon resigned
    director
  25. 2012-05-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bond's Mill Estate Limited
  26. 2009-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A+BILITY LIMITED
  27. 2009-07-30
    ➕
    HOLDEN, Jonathon appointed
    director
  28. 2009-07-30
    ➕
    JACKAMAN, Sally Anne appointed
    director
  29. 2009-07-30
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Alayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Owen Blair
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sally Anne Jackamanceased 01/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
  • Mrs Alayne O'Connorceased 08/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

13 Salmon Springs Trading Estate
Cheltenham Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL6 6NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BLAIR, Owen Delroy→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARIDGE, Tina Jayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
WHITE, Fiona Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDEN, Jonathon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-07-30 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
JACKAMAN, Sally Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-07-30 · resigned 2024-03-08
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Alayne→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-07-30 · resigned 2024-03-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bond's Mill Estate
Bond's Mill Estate Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property02/05/2012—
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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31