ABLE 2 ACHIEVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07111584 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-23
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 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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
75
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 accountsCash
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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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 9800 | 8900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-16➖ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis resigneddirector
- 2025-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06➕ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis appointeddirector
- 2023-12-06➖ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis resigneddirector
- 2023-04-11📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31➕MERY, Stephane Robert, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖ELLIOTT, Rupert John Urquhart, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31➕ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-06📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-09-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-08-31➖CHESTERS, Tracy Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-04-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-07-25➕CHESTERS, Tracy Ann appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➕ELLIOTT, Marika Erin Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2013-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: A H Warren Trust Holdings Limited
- 2013-01-27➖COOK, Philip Anthony resigneddirector
- 2011-01-19➕COOK, Philip Anthony appointeddirector
- 2009-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE 2 ACHIEVE LIMITED
- 2009-12-23➕ELLIOTT, Rupert John Urquhart, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-12-23➕STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointeddirector
- 2009-12-23➖STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
O4a Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
O4a Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABLE 2 ACHIEVE LIMITED
This company · 07111584
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O4a Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. Rupert John Urquhart Elliottceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.I.D TRAINING & OPERATIONS LIMITED→ 05744568 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ACADEMY FOR YOGA TRAINING LIMITED→ 10840102 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACADEMY OF 3D ART DECOUPAGE & CRAFT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 09717777 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACOS MEDICAL LIMITED→ 10400922 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACTIVE HOLIDAY CAMPS LIMITED→ 08602704 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AD & GC INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 07333654 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ADVAITA VEDANTA SADHANA→ 11555525 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADVANCED INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY LTD→ 16324108 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENGLAND LIMITED→ 02172562 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
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| ALFORD EXPLOSIVES CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 06894379 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ALFORD TRAINING LIMITED→ 07770337 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
23-25 Princes Street
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 1EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
ELLIOTT, Marika Erin Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MERY, Stephane Robert, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHESTERS, Tracy Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2022-08-31
COOK, Philip Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2011-01-19 · resigned 2013-01-27
ELLIOTT, Rupert John Urquhart, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-12-23 · resigned 2023-03-31
ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-12-06 · resigned 2023-12-06
ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-31 · resigned 2025-04-16
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-12-23 · resigned 2009-12-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/04/2017 | 30/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | A H Warren Trust Holdings A H Warren Trust Holdings Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2013 | 04/10/2022 |
Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06