ABSOLUTE VISION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04172144 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,433 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 124% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£6k£15k£24k£33k£42kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-2.9k£20.5k
Current assets£41.8k£36.0k
Net assets£-2.9k£12.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2023-10-26
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  4. 2023-03-15
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  5. 2022-08-16
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  6. 2021-12-02
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  7. 2020-12-16
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  8. 2019-12-23
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  9. 2019-04-18
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  10. 2019-03-19
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  11. 2019-03-05
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  12. 2018-06-06
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  13. 2018-05-29
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  14. 2018-01-04
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  15. 2017-01-27
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  16. 2012-05-31
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    LAIGHT, Laureen appointed
    director
  17. 2011-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2011-07-14
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    LAIGHT, Richard Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2011-07-14
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    ANDREW, Neil resigned
    director
  20. 2011-07-14
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    TISSIMAN, John Joseph resigned
    director
  21. 2010-06-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  22. 2008-12-06
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    FINISTER, Dean Peter resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-12-06
    ➖
    FINISTER, Dean Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2003-10-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    FINISTER, Dean Peter appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-10-16
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    GREENROD, Peter Joseph resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    ANDREW, Neil appointed
    director
  28. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    FINISTER, Dean Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-16
    ➖
    GREENROD, Peter Joseph resigned
    director
  30. 2003-10-16
    ➖
    LAIGHT, Richard Alan resigned
    director
  31. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    TISSIMAN, John Joseph appointed
    director
  32. 2003-10-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  33. 2003-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 2003-10-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  35. 2001-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE VISION LIMITED
  36. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    GREENROD, Peter Joseph appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-03-05
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    GREENROD, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  40. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    LAIGHT, Richard Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Mr Richard Alan Laight
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Laureen Laight
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2001-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Rowden Lodge
Watling Street
Lindlet
Warwickshire
CV10 0TT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

LAIGHT, Laureen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAIGHT, Richard Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINISTER, Dean Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2008-12-06
Resigned
GREENROD, Peter Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2003-10-16
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-03-05
Resigned
ANDREW, Neil→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2011-07-14
Resigned
FINISTER, Dean Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2008-12-06
Resigned
GREENROD, Peter Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2003-10-16
Resigned
LAIGHT, Richard Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2003-10-16
Resigned
TISSIMAN, John Joseph→
director · ~89y · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2011-07-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/06/201017/08/2011
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property16/10/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/10/2003—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property08/10/200321/10/2003
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23