ABLE ALEX LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11752476 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £17,457
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
↑ 252% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £51.7k | £70.2k |
| Current assets | £30.0k | £36.8k |
| Net assets | £17.5k | £5.0k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07➕WOOD, Jessica Ellen appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE ALEX LTD
- 2019-01-07➕WOOD, Alexander James Bradley appointeddirector
- 2019-01-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander James Bradley Wood Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/01/2019 |
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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| 1ST CHOICE GAS CARE LTD→ 11490961 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1ST FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06422482 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 39 FORE STREET LTD.→ 11176344 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 4OURTH GENERATION LAYZELL BUILDERS LTD→ 10775374 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A AND M DEVELOPMENTS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED→ 12546165 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A FRY PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED→ 11872587 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A1 WINDOWS & DOORS LIMITED→ 04132303 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| AB ELECTRICS (SW) LIMITED→ 10637067 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABBEY WINDOWS (TAUNTON) LIMITED→ 09153390 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABERCROMBIE BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 16706073 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABODE DEVELOPMENTS (SOUTH WEST) LTD→ 15967918 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABSTRACT PAINTING CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 06143409 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Unit 2, The Old Yard
Logge Farm
South Petherton
TA13 5DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WOOD, Alexander James Bradley→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Jessica Ellen→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-04-07
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-01