ABSOLUTE TECHNOLOGY LTD
🌳Matureactive
06255902 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£384.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £384,693
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£421k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£385k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£421k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £384.7k | £322.8k |
| Current assets | £421.1k | £370.3k |
| Cash | £421.0k | £370.3k |
| Debtors | £56 | — |
| Net assets | £384.7k | £322.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE TECHNOLOGY LTD
- 2007-05-22➕TOWNSEND, Claire Louise appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-22➕TOWNSEND, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2007-05-22➕TOWNSEND, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Claire Louise Townsend Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 22/05/2016 |
Mr Peter Townsend Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
75 King William Street Absolute Technology Limited
75 King William Street
London
EC4N 7BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
TOWNSEND, Claire Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-05-22
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TOWNSEND, Claire Louise→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2007-05-22
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TOWNSEND, Peter→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-22
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06