ABILITY SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15737855 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-23
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees200

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-10-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-10-24
    CRAIG, Emma appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABILITY SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LTD
  8. 2024-05-23
    CRAIG, Emma appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-05-23
    CRAIG, Ian Kevin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-05-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Kevin Craig
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
5075%
50-75% shares23/05/2024
Mrs Emma Craig
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
2550%
25-50% shares24/10/2025

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
Incorporated2024-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

100 Seaforth Gardens
Epsom
KT19 0NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRAIG, Emma
secretary · appointed 2024-05-23
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Active
CRAIG, Emma
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-24
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Active
CRAIG, Ian Kevin
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-05-23
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-23