ABSCO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04395868 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-15
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£193.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46720SIC 46720
  • 46750SIC 46750
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 3 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 (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £193,266
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£424k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£467k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£93k£187k£280k£374k£467kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£193.6k£167.3k
Current assets£467.5k£425.2k
Cash£424.2k£379.1k
Debtors£27.4k£40.6k
Net assets£193.3k£167.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-10-28
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-10-28
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-18
    ➖
    BAYLEY, Paul resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-18
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2021-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    GARIDIS, Christa Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    BAYLEY, Fiona Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    BAYLEY, Anthony Robert John resigned
    director
  24. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    BAYLEY, Fiona Mary resigned
    director
  25. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2015-09-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2014-05-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  29. 2014-03-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Fiona Mary appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-03-19
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Anthony Robert John appointed
    director
  33. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  34. 2002-03-19
    ➖
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSCO LIMITED
  36. 2002-03-15
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-03-15
    ➕
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christa Elizabeth Garidis
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/11/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Bayleyceased 18/08/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Anthony Robert John Bayleyceased 11/11/2020· significant influence
  • Mrs Fiona Mary Bayleyceased 11/11/2020· significant influence

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

31 High Street
Haverhill
CB9 8AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

GARIDIS, Christa Elizabeth→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYLEY, Fiona Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned
BAYLEY, Anthony Robert John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
BAYLEY, Fiona Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
BAYLEY, Paul→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2025-08-18
Resigned
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/05/201404/09/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—26/03/201404/09/2015

Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-10-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09