ABLE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 14.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.0k | £2.6k |
| Current assets | £51.1k | £50.9k |
| Net assets | £6.0k | £2.6k |
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 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-01➖PICCOLO, John Clifford resigneddirector
- 2014-02-12➖EVERS, Michael Alan resigneddirector
- 2013-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-06-24➖EVERS, Deborah Ann resigneddirector
- 2012-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Capital Bridging Finance Limited
- 2012-01-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Capital Bridging Finance Limited
- 2011-05-20➕PICCOLO, John Clifford appointeddirector
- 2011-04-01➕EVERS, Deborah Ann appointeddirector
- 2011-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2011-02-15➕MANNIX, John Terence appointeddirector
- 2011-02-15➕EVERS, Michael Alan appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Mannix Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Capital Bridging Finance Capital Bridging Finance Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/01/2012 | 19/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | Capital Bridging Finance Capital Bridging Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 31/01/2012 | 14/03/2013 |