ABAEL CARE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09714970 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,473
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 1016% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 6006% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-15.5k | £-1.4k |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £32 |
| Net assets | £-15.5k | £-1.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-13➕WILD, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-08-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ABAEL CARE LTD
- 2015-08-03➕WILD, Catherine Rebecca appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Michael Wild Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/08/2024 |
Mrs Catherine Rebecca Wild Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACCUVISION LIMITED→ 04190743 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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| ADAPIO CARE SERVICES LTD→ 08664954 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| ADATIATAZIM LTD→ 16511401 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
11 Otterburn Street
Tooting
London
SW17 9HQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WILD, Catherine Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILD, Ian Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-27