ABSOLUTE SALES AND MARKETING RECRUITMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04659646 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-07
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
£37.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £37,292
Cash YoY
+292%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£132k
↑ 292% YoY
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 289% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 171% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.4k | £16.1k |
| Current assets | £155.7k | £57.5k |
| Cash | £131.9k | £33.7k |
| Debtors | £23.8k | £23.9k |
| Net assets | £37.3k | £9.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-12➕NEWTON, Jack Franco appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-12➖IACOVELLI, Adelina resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-09-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-07-31➖GROSS, Louise Claire resignedsecretary
- 2017-07-31➕IACOVELLI, Adelina appointedsecretary
- 2017-07-31➖GROSS, Louise Claire resigneddirector
- 2003-05-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE SALES AND MARKETING RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2003-02-07➕NEWTON, Angela appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➕GROSS, Louise Claire appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-07➕UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-02-07➖UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-02-07➕GROSS, Louise Claire appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➕UKF DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-02-07➖UKF DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Newton Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Louise Claire Grossceased 31/07/2017· 25-50% shares
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Craven House 32 Lee Lane
Horwich
Bolton
BL6 7BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
NEWTON, Jack Franco→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEWTON, Angela→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GROSS, Louise Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2017-07-31
IACOVELLI, Adelina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2026-01-12
UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07
GROSS, Louise Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2017-07-31
UKF DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02