A BETTER CHOICE (ABC) LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £103.6k | £110.9k |
| Current assets | £114.9k | £113.2k |
| Cash | £20.9k | £18.7k |
| Debtors | £94.0k | £94.5k |
| Net assets | £32.0k | £35.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-06-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-06-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Gapcap Limited
- 2019-06-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-06-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Working Capital Partners Limited
- 2014-11-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Working Capital Partners Limited
- 2013-05-21➖JANECKI, Tadeusz, Director resigneddirector
- 2013-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A BETTER CHOICE (ABC) LIMITED
- 2013-05-20➕TARHUNI, Ranya Rayana Amanda appointeddirector
- 2013-05-20➕JANECKI, Tadeusz, Director appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ranya Rayana Amanda Tarhuni Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Gapcap Gapcap Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/06/2019 | 09/04/2020 | |
| satisfied | Working Capital Partners Working Capital Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2014 | 04/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | Working Capital Partners Working Capital Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2014 | 04/06/2019 |