ABILITY CONSULTANTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12848059 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-31
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
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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, 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,202
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 477% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £56.0k | £57.2k |
| Current assets | £107.9k | £55.9k |
| Net assets | £8.2k | £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
4
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-24➕IRVINE-DUFFY, Darren John appointeddirector
- 2025-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABILITY CONSULTANTS LTD
- 2020-08-31➕IRVINE-DUFFY, Steven, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-31📄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 6 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Steven Irvine-Duffy Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/08/2020 |
Mr Darren John Irvine-Duffy Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Washington Business Centre
2 Turbine Way
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR5 3NZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
IRVINE-DUFFY, Darren John→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IRVINE-DUFFY, Steven, Dr→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30