ABLE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09152729 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-29
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£98.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £97,985
Net assets shrinking
Down £77,397 YoY
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£98k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£308k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £133.9k | £311.4k |
| Current assets | £307.6k | £285.0k |
| Cash | £30.8k | £49.1k |
| Debtors | £262.4k | £219.3k |
| Net assets | £98.0k | £175.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕RYAN, Kelly appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-04➖DAVIES, Kenneth James resigneddirector
- 2024-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-17➕EAGLETON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-26➖MCGUIGAN, Ian resigneddirector
- 2021-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01➕MCGUIGAN, Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-04-02➕RYAN, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➖LITCHMORE, Clive resigneddirector
- 2018-06-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-06-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-06-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Regentsmead Limited
- 2016-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Regentsmead Limited
- 2015-08-28➖LEE, Derek John resigneddirector
- 2015-08-27➕DAVIES, Kenneth James appointeddirector
- 2015-08-27➕LITCHMORE, Clive appointeddirector
- 2014-07-31➖RYAN, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2014-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2014-07-29➕LEE, Derek John appointeddirector
- 2014-07-29➕RYAN, Paul John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kelly Ryan Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/06/2024 |
Mr Paul John Ryan Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/06/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kenneth James Daviesceased 04/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Clive Litchmoreceased 22/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
The Studio
Brewer Street
Bletchingley
Surrey
RH1 4QP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
EAGLETON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RYAN, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Kenneth James→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-08-27 · resigned 2024-06-04
LEE, Derek John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2015-08-28
LITCHMORE, Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-08-27 · resigned 2019-11-19
MCGUIGAN, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2021-09-26
RYAN, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2014-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Regentsmead Regentsmead Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/06/2016 | 05/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Regentsmead Regentsmead Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/06/2016 | 05/06/2018 |
Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11