ABELSON SPORTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04449293 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-28
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,267,982
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£248k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£254k£507k£761k£1.0m£1.3mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.27M£1.25M
Current assets£1.11M£1.20M
Cash£247.6k£511.5k
Debtors£862.6k£690.9k
Net assets£1.27M£1.25M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-21
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2025-10-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-20
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-11-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-07-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2020-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-09-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE, Simon John Mark, Mr. appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-11
    ➕
    TEMPLE, Simon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-07-11
    ➖
    DAINTY, Nicholas Paul resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-12-19
    ➕
    DAINTY, Nicholas Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-12-12
    ➖
    INGOLDBY, Grace Dinah resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-02-05
    ➕
    INGOLDBY, Grace Dinah appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-02-05
    ➖
    JAMES, John Coram resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    ABELSON, Edward Seymour appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    JAMES, John Coram appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABELSON SPORTS LIMITED
  31. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABELSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Seymour Abelson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Barley Mow Centre
10 Barley Mow Passage
London
W4 4PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

TEMPLE, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABELSON, Edward Seymour→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE, Simon John Mark, Mr.→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAINTY, Nicholas Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-19 · resigned 2012-07-11
Resigned
INGOLDBY, Grace Dinah→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-05 · resigned 2005-12-12
Resigned
JAMES, John Coram→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2003-02-05
Resigned
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27