ABLEWEAR EUROPE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14799813 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
12 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,326

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 468% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 13203% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2.8k£336
Current assets£35.1k£264
Net assets£3.3k£586

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Anthony John appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-16
    ➕
    PEARSON, Samuel Matthew appointed
    director
  3. 2026-05-16
    ➖
    COWARD, Sarah Louise Jayne resigned
    director
  4. 2026-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-05-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-05-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLEWEAR EUROPE LTD
  13. 2023-04-13
    ➕
    COWARD, Sarah Louise Jayne appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Samuel Matthew Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sarah Louise Jayne Cowardceased 16/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 1 Brookmill Station Road
Wrea Green
Preston
PR4 2PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Anthony John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2026-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARSON, Samuel Matthew→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWARD, Sarah Louise Jayne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-04-13 · resigned 2026-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-13