ABSOLUTE MURDER LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05660505 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (79/100)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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
53 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22➖BENNEYWORTH, Rebecca Anne resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-23➕BENNEYWORTH, Rebecca Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-23➖WARING, Marilyn Ann resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➕SWIFT, Joy appointeddirector
- 2006-01-24➖HART, Maureen resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➕WARING, Marilyn Ann appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➖BURNS, Peter resigneddirector
- 2005-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE MURDER LIMITED
- 2005-12-21➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-21➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-21➕HART, Maureen appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-21➕BURNS, Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-12-21➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-12-21➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
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 |
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Miss Joy Swift Individual · English · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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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| A. & D. BILLIARDS & POOL SERVICES LIMITED→ 01383445 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Sarepta
21 College Road North
Liverpool
Merseyside
L23 8UR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
Active
BENNEYWORTH, Rebecca Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2022-12-22
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2005-12-21
HART, Maureen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2006-01-24
WARING, Marilyn Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2007-02-23
BURNS, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2006-01-24
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2005-12-21
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30