ABILITY CONSULTANCY (NW) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11871599 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-03-09
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
£30.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
- 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £30,407
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 76% 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 | £110.0k | £38.3k |
| Current assets | £7.6k | £31.7k |
| Net assets | £30.4k | £28.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2019-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABILITY CONSULTANCY (NW) LTD
- 2019-03-09➕BUCKLE, Claire Fiona appointeddirector
- 2019-03-09➕BUCKLE, Trevor appointeddirector
- 2019-03-09➕HODGSON, Alison Jayne appointeddirector
- 2019-03-09➕HUGHES, Elizabeth Adele Teresa appointeddirector
- 2019-03-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Claire Fiona Buckle Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1ST2 ACHIEVE TRAINING LIMITED→ 07096978 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 3AG BUSINESS VENTURE LIMITED→ 17015599 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91930 MUSIC STUDIO LTD→ 16332081 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AA'S ESOL TUITION AND EDUCATION SERVICES LTD→ 13795525 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABEL LEARNING LIMITED→ 06609851 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| ACE COACHING & TEACHER TRAINING SERVICES LTD→ 08914243 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST→ 07678864 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AFTER SCHOOL EDVENTURES LTD→ 15852507 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
15 Braintree Avenue
Penwortham
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 9UN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BUCKLE, Claire Fiona→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-09
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BUCKLE, Trevor→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-03-09
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HODGSON, Alison Jayne→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-03-09
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HUGHES, Elizabeth Adele Teresa→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-10-26