ABSOLUTE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06643590 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
£34.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -57% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,934
Net assets shrinking
Down £204,211 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 57% YoY
Cash YoY
-57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£232k
↓ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£513k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£142k£284k£425k£567k£709kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£34.9k£239.1k
Current assets£512.5k£709.1k
Cash£231.7k£533.3k
Debtors£280.9k£175.8k
Net assets£34.9k£239.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-11
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-18
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  7. 2022-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-12
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-03-22
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  16. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  17. 2008-07-17
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Stuart Colin resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-17
    ➖
    HARRIS, Della Michelle resigned
    director
  20. 2008-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED
  21. 2008-07-10
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Stuart Colin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-07-10
    ➕
    HARRIS, Della Michelle appointed
    director
  23. 2008-07-10
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-07-10
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin James Austin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Broom House 39/43 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AUSTIN, Benjamin James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARTHUR, Stuart Colin→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-17
Resigned
AUSTIN, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2013-03-22
Resigned
HARRIS, Della Michelle→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-17
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10