ABSOLUTE NEXA LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 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
- 2020-07-03📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24➖HODGEN, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE NEXA LIMITED
- 2002-06-11➕HODGEN, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2002-06-11➕HODGEN, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-11➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-11➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-06-11➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-06-11➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-12-18: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher John Hodgen Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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