ABSOLUTE IMAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
05302418 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-02
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£46.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,750

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47k
Current Assets
£69k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£69kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£46.8k—
Current assets£68.7k—
Net assets£46.8k—
Average employees—400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-17
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  2. 2023-11-22
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  3. 2022-12-07
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  4. 2021-12-03
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  5. 2020-11-12
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  6. 2019-11-13
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  7. 2018-11-29
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  8. 2018-10-11
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  9. 2017-12-04
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  10. 2016-11-11
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  11. 2015-12-06
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  12. 2015-11-26
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  13. 2014-12-08
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  14. 2014-11-08
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  15. 2013-12-05
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  16. 2010-09-03
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    PULLAN, Ann resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-09-03
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    PULLAN, Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2005-03-31
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    TAIT, Jill Marie appointed
    director
  19. 2005-03-31
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    PULLAN, Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-03-31
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2005-03-31
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    PULLAN, Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2005-03-31
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  23. 2004-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE IMAGE LTD
  24. 2004-12-02
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-12-02
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jill Marie Tait
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

St Nicholas Chambers
Amen Corner
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 1PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TAIT, Jill Marie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PULLAN, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2010-09-03
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
PULLAN, Ann→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2010-09-03
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-09-15
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2024-12-17
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2024-09-03
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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2023-09-02
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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2022-10-05
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2021-12-03
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2021-10-03
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accounts · AA
2020-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-11