ABSTRACT ONLINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05472355 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£979.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
57 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £979,525

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£980k
Current Assets
£875k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£196k£392k£588k£784k£980kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.01M—
Current assets£874.7k—
Net assets£979.5k—
Average employees—200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-12-19
    ➖
    AKHTAR, Waheed resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    LATIF, Mohammed Jameel appointed
    director
  19. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Waheed appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSTRACT ONLINE LIMITED
  21. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-06-06
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-06-06
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Greysome Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Greysome Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ABSTRACT ONLINE LIMITED
This company · 05472355

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Greysome Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest10/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

2nd Floor Office 16 Otley Road
Guiseley
Leeds
LS20 8AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LATIF, Mohammed Jameel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKHTAR, Waheed→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2008-12-19
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-08-11