Ability Outlet Limited

Reference number: 624533

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When ability-plus.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01795 228386 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME10 3AE
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Ability Plus Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
06494320
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 February 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
Unit 7 Anchor Business Park, Castle Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3AE, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) not elsewhere classified (SIC 47749)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Graham John Johnson Director Nov 1966 5 Feb 2008 3 other companies
Christopher Doe Director Mar 1969 25 Oct 2025 2 other companies
Benjamin John Johnson Director Dec 1987 25 Oct 2025 None
Benjamin John Johnson Secretary Not published 25 Oct 2025 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
5
closed down
4
still active
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£438k

+5.8% from £413k

Cash at bank

£58.8k

−70% from £198k

Employees (average)

23

+9.5% from 21

Owed within a year

£334k

−32% from £494k

No turnover or profit for the year to 28 February 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £1.90m turnover and £134k profit, for the year to 28 February 2022.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06494320. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Ability Outlet’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (15)

2016

6 November 2016

  • Graham John Johnson became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Paula Louise Johnson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

1 July 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2008

5 February 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms like Ability Outlet

Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.

In Sittingbourne

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ability Outlet Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ability Outlet Limited (FRN 624533) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2014 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ability Outlet’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01795 228386 and the website ability-plus.co.uk for Ability Outlet. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ability Outlet a scam or clone?
Ability Outlet is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Ability Outlet?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ability Outlet handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ability Outlet to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ability Outlet?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Ability Outlet: Mr Graham John Johnson (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Paula Louise Johnson (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Ability Outlet?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Ability Outlet: Graham John Johnson, Christopher Doe and Benjamin John Johnson.
How long has Ability Outlet been in business?
The company was formed on 5 February 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2014.
What do Ability Outlet’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £438k (+5.8% from £413k) and cash at bank of £58.8k (−70% from £198k).
Does Ability Outlet use any other names?
It trades as Ability Plus.

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