ABLE2FLY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08198526 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-03

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£127.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £127,746

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£128k

↑ 2.3% YoY

Current Assets

£133k

↓ 8.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£127.7k	£124.8k	£97.5k
Current assets	£132.6k	£145.1k	£114.2k
Net assets	£127.7k	£124.8k	£97.5k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

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• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

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2014-12-22
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QUINN, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-09-03
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Company incorporated
As ABLE2FLY LIMITED
2012-09-03
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QUINN, Martin appointed
secretary
2012-09-03
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QUINN, Martin 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin Quinn Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Elizabeth Quinn Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-09-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

28 Cheldon Close

Whitley Bay

NE25 9XS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

QUINN, Martin→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-03

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QUINN, Fiona Elizabeth→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-22

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QUINN, Martin→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-03

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