ABSOLUTE CREATIVE MARKETING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06398553 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-15
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£54.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £54,930
Cash YoY
+103%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
↑ 103% YoY
Net Worth
£55k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£33k£49k£65k£82kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£54.9k£32.7k
Current assets£81.5k£64.4k
Cash£31.1k£15.3k
Debtors£50.4k£49.1k
Net assets£54.9k£31.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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  2. 2026-06-02
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  3. 2026-06-02
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  4. 2026-02-16
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  5. 2025-12-15
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  6. 2025-11-24
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    ADLAM, Michael John resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-31
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  8. 2025-10-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  9. 2025-06-05
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  10. 2024-12-20
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  11. 2023-12-26
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  12. 2022-12-22
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  13. 2022-01-28
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  18. 2022-01-28
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  19. 2022-01-28
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  20. 2022-01-28
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  21. 2021-12-22
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  22. 2018-04-30
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    NOTLEY, Rick Martin resigned
    director
  23. 2017-12-08
    ➖
    HOOPER, Ian Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-14
    ➕
    NOTLEY, Rick Martin appointed
    director
  25. 2015-04-07
    ➕
    HOOPER, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    NYLAND, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2014-01-01
    ➖
    JONES, David resigned
    director
  28. 2012-07-18
    ➖
    WHITELOCK, Daniel James resigned
    director
  29. 2007-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CREATIVE MARKETING LIMITED
  30. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    NYLAND, Christopher Scott appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    NYLAND, Christopher Scott appointed
    director
  32. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    ADLAM, Michael John appointed
    director
  33. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    JONES, David appointed
    director
  34. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    WHITELOCK, Daniel James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dna Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dna Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABSOLUTE CREATIVE MARKETING LIMITED
This company · 06398553

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
Dna Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/11/2025
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Rick Martin Notleyceased 30/04/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Christopher Scott Nylandceased 30/11/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Helen Louise Nylandceased 30/11/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Michael John Adlamceased 15/11/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Ian Richard Hooperceased 08/12/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Suite 2, 40 Lower Quay Street
Gloucester
GL1 2LW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

NYLAND, Christopher Scott→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NYLAND, Christopher Scott→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-10-15
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Active
NYLAND, Helen Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADLAM, Michael John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned
HOOPER, Ian Richard→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-07 · resigned 2017-12-08
Resigned
JONES, David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
NOTLEY, Rick Martin→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-07-14 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
WHITELOCK, Daniel James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2012-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/10/2025—
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Recent filings (92 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31