ABSOLUTE INTEGRATED AGENCY LTD
🌳Matureactive
03853396 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 25.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-08-31➖HODGEN, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2015-08-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-12-01➕JOHN, Byju appointeddirector
- 2002-10-02➕HODGEN, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➖HODGEN, Christopher John resignedsecretary
- 2002-09-22➖HAYWOOD, Charles Alexander resigneddirector
- 2000-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE INTEGRATED AGENCY LTD
- 1999-10-05➕HODGEN, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 1999-10-05➕HODGEN, Christopher John appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-05➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-05➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-05➕HAYWOOD, Charles Alexander appointeddirector
- 1999-10-05➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-10-05➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher John Hodgen Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
The Chapel
208 Lee Lane, Horwich
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 7JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HODGEN, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 1999-10-05
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Active
HODGEN, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2002-10-01
HODGEN, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2015-08-31
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-05
HAYWOOD, Charles Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 2002-09-22
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 20/12/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-29