ABLE COMPONENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08565790 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-12
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
£43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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 £43,411

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£43.4k
Current assets£38.0k
Net assets£43.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-05-28
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  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-13
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-05
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-05-01
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    BEAUCHAMP, Simon Robert appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-06-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-03-31
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    BEAUCHAMP, Simon Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2013-10-22
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    BEAUCHAMP, Marie-Helene appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE COMPONENTS LIMITED
  21. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    BEAUCHAMP, Marie-Helene appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    BEAUCHAMP, Simon Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 64. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marie-Helene Beauchamp
Individual · British,French · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

37 Sun Hill Crescent
Alresford
Hampshire
SO24 9NJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BEAUCHAMP, Marie-Helene→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-12
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BEAUCHAMP, Marie-Helene→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-10-22
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BEAUCHAMP, Simon Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-05-01
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BEAUCHAMP, Simon Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-12 · resigned 2016-03-31
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Recent filings (34 total)

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accounts · AAMD
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15