ABLEWELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07814974 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,103
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,454 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£55k£82k£110k£137kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21.1k£26.6k
Current assets£137.0k£117.5k
Cash£17.6k£29.5k
Debtors£119.4k£87.9k
Net assets£21.1k£26.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-09-22
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  5. 2021-12-01
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  6. 2021-03-09
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-03-03
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    BEARD, Rachael Michelle appointed
    director
  8. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-02
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  10. 2018-09-24
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  11. 2017-06-21
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  12. 2016-10-05
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  13. 2015-11-04
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  14. 2015-10-06
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  15. 2015-01-29
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    address · AD01
  16. 2014-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLEWELL LIMITED
  18. 2011-10-19
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    RATCLIFFE, John Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    MCCOURT, Kevin Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    RATCLIFFE, John Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 Kevin Patrick Mccourt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Anthony Ratcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 06/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Green Street Mill
Green Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 1JQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

RATCLIFFE, John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-19
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Active
BEARD, Rachael Michelle→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-03-03
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Active
MCCOURT, Kevin Patrick→
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-19
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Active
RATCLIFFE, John Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-10-19
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21