ABSOLUTE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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04089118 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£42.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,756
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,182 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£62k£93k£124k£155kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£51.9k£122.2k
Current assets£155.0k£143.8k
Cash£75.8k£105.0k
Debtors£79.2k£38.8k
Net assets£42.8k£99.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-07-05
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  4. 2023-10-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-09-17
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-01
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    WILLIAMS, Steven resigned
    director
  13. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-10-08
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    WILLIAMS, Steven resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-09-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2005-08-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2003-10-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Capital Home Loans Limited
  21. 2000-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    DAVIES, Nicholas Emlyn appointed
    director
  23. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Steven appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-10-12
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Steven appointed
    director
  27. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-10-12
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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
Mrs Jillian Davies
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
—25–50%25-50% voting13/10/2022
Mr Nicholas Emlyn Davies
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Williamsceased 01/12/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

30 Birkenhead Road
Hoylake
Wirral
Merseyside
CH47 3BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIES, Nicholas Emlyn→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2009-10-08
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2000-10-12
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Steven→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2000-10-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property29/09/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property24/08/2005—
outstanding
Capital Home Loans
Capital Home Loans Limited
Legal charge1 property27/10/2003—
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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24