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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£141.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 declaredPositive 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 accountsCash
£69k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£141k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£251k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
🔒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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29➕HARDULAK, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2023-03-29➕HARDULAK, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2023-03-29➖HARDULAK, Joanne resigneddirector
- 2023-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-01➖TEA, Tracy resigneddirector
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-26➖TEA, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2013-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ABILITY SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED
- 2013-03-04➕JACKAMAN, Sally Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04➕O'CONNOR, Alayne appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04➕TEA, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04➕TEA, Tracy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alayne O'Connor Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2023 |
Mrs Joanne Hardulak Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2023 |
Mrs Sally Anne Jackaman Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2023 |
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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| A STAR SMILE LIMITED→ 12134737 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →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→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKAMAN, Sally Anne→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'CONNOR, Alayne→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDULAK, Joanne→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-29 · resigned 2023-03-29
TEA, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2020-12-26
TEA, Tracy→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2022-03-01
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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