ABC COUNSELLING, PLAY THERAPY & FAMILY SOLUTIONS C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
09489383 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-03-13
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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  2. 2025-11-19
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  3. 2025-01-06
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  4. 2023-12-08
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  5. 2022-11-23
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  6. 2021-12-24
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  7. 2020-10-09
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  8. 2019-11-01
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  9. 2019-02-19
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  10. 2018-10-19
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  11. 2017-10-24
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  12. 2016-08-19
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  13. 2016-04-29
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  14. 2015-07-14
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-05-07
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-05-06
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    LOWE, Karen appointed
    director
  17. 2015-05-05
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    JACKSON, Susan Grace Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-05
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    PATTISON, Sue Mason, Mcandrew, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC COUNSELLING, PLAY THERAPY & FAMILY SOLUTIONS C.I.C.
  20. 2015-03-13
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    LOWE, Peter Kimble appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Lowe
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Susan Pattisonceased 13/03/2026· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23a The Green
Billingham
Cleveland
TS23 1ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

JACKSON, Susan Grace Ann→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
LOWE, Karen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-05-06
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Active
LOWE, Peter Kimble→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Active
PATTISON, Sue Mason, Mcandrew, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-01