ABSOLUTE ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05945720 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-25
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,857
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,649 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.5k | £59.9k |
| Current assets | £79.4k | £74.0k |
| Net assets | £6.9k | £38.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 2 address
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 address
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-01➖LANGDALES ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-26➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-26➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED
- 2006-09-25➕MASON, William appointeddirector
- 2006-09-25➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-25➕LANGDALES ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-25➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Mason Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Marion Masonceased 15/09/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
39 Northgate
White Lund
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 3PA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MASON, William→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2006-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2006-09-26
LANGDALES ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2012-11-01
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2006-09-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11