ABILITY SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08427177 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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
£141.2k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 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 £141,191
Net assets shrinking
Down £43,331 YoY
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£141k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£251k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£61k£121k£182k£242k£303kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£141.2k£184.5k
Current assets£251.1k£302.7k
Cash£69.2k£54.1k
Debtors£181.9k£248.6k
Net assets£141.2k£184.5k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2024-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-29
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    HARDULAK, Joanne appointed
    director
  12. 2023-03-29
    ➕
    HARDULAK, Joanne appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-29
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    HARDULAK, Joanne resigned
    director
  14. 2023-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-03-01
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    TEA, Tracy resigned
    director
  18. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-27
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    address · AD01
  20. 2021-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-12-26
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    TEA, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  24. 2013-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABILITY SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED
  25. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    JACKAMAN, Sally Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Alayne appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    TEA, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    TEA, Tracy 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 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alayne O'Connor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2023
Mrs Joanne Hardulak
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2023
Mrs Sally Anne Jackaman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Alayne O'Connorceased 05/04/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew Teaceased 05/04/2019· 25-50% shares · firm interest

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
Incorporated2013-03-04
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: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HARDULAK, Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKAMAN, Sally Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CONNOR, Alayne→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDULAK, Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-29 · resigned 2023-03-29
Resigned
TEA, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2020-12-26
Resigned
TEA, Tracy→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-29