ABILITY FIRST NORTH WEST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 |
| Current assets | £0 |
| Cash | £0 |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09➖KHANOM ALI, Fatema resigneddirector
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26➕KHANOM ALI, Fatema appointeddirector
- 2024-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ABILITY FIRST NORTH WEST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2024-02-16➕BERRY, Bethany Sherridan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-16📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Bethany Sherridan Berry Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 16/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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