ABSOLUTE CERAMICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05841436 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-08

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	600

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-12-06
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2025-09-18
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2025-01-30
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2024-09-30
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2024-09-28
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2024-09-27
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2023-09-28
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2022-09-26
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2021-08-25
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accounts · AA
2020-10-06
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2020-10-06
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2020-10-06
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2020-10-06
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2020-10-06
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2020-10-05
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2020-10-05
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officers · TM01
2020-10-05
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officers · TM02
2020-10-02
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DIXON, Susan appointed
secretary
2020-10-02
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KLIGER, Peter David resigned
secretary
2020-10-02
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KLIGER, Debbie Ann resigned
director
2020-10-02
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KLIGER, Peter David resigned
director
2020-09-11
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address · AD01
2020-09-04
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accounts · AA
2020-06-24
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DIXON, Michael George appointed
director
2020-06-24
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MAUGHAN, Richard James appointed
director
2014-07-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-06-09
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DIXON, Susan resigned
secretary
2014-06-09
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KLIGER, Peter David appointed
secretary
2012-10-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Chingstead Limited (In Liquidation)
2010-06-01
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SHEEN, Darren Michael resigned
director
2006-06-08
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Company incorporated
As ABSOLUTE CERAMICS LIMITED
2006-06-08
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DIXON, Susan appointed
secretary
2006-06-08
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KLIGER, Debbie Ann appointed
director
2006-06-08
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KLIGER, Peter David appointed
director
2006-06-08
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SHEEN, Darren Michael appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard James Maughan Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/09/2020
Mr Michael George Dixon Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/09/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Peter David Kligerceased 21/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest
Mrs Debbie Ann Kligerceased 21/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest

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

Incorporated2006-06-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

Cp House (G7 - F & F)

Otterspool Way

Watford

WD25 8HP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-29

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DIXON, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2020-10-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIXON, Michael George→

director · ~39y · appointed 2020-06-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MAUGHAN, Richard James→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-06-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIXON, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2014-06-09

Resigned

KLIGER, Peter David→

secretary · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2020-10-02

Resigned

KLIGER, Debbie Ann→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2020-10-02

Resigned

KLIGER, Peter David→

director · ~75y · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2020-10-02

Resigned

SHEEN, Darren Michael→

director · ~56y · appointed 2006-06-08 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Chingstead (In Liquidation) Chingstead Limited (In Liquidation)	Debenture	1 property	18/10/2012	09/07/2014

Recent filings (71 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-08

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-14

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-09-30

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accounts · AA01

2024-09-28

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-09-27

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-26

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-06