ABSTRACT SOURCING AND TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06677911 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-20

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£220.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £220,911

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£45k

Net Worth

£221k

Current Assets

£290k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31
Total assets	£221.9k
Current assets	£290.1k
Cash	£44.8k
Debtors	£230.7k
Net assets	£220.9k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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accounts · AA
2025-06-02
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accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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officers · CH01
2024-10-10
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address · AD01
2024-09-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-08-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-08-13
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officers · AP01
2024-08-13
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officers · AP01
2024-08-13
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officers · AP01
2024-08-13
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officers · AP01
2024-08-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-05
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officers · AP01
2024-08-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
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officers · TM01
2024-06-27
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RANFORD, Ellen Ruth appointed
director
2024-06-27
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RANFORD, Janet Ann appointed
director
2024-06-27
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RANFORD, Michael Edwin appointed
director
2024-06-27
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RANFORD, Samuel Arthur appointed
director
2024-05-31
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RANFORD, Andrew Edwin appointed
director
2024-05-31
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DEYERMOND, Wilson Alexander resigned
director
2024-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
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accounts · AA
2013-09-01
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GRAHAM, Janette appointed
director
2008-08-20
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Company incorporated
As ABSTRACT SOURCING AND TRADING LIMITED
2008-08-20
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DEYERMOND, Wilson Alexander appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RANFORD, Ellen Ruth (same surname) appointed 2024-06-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

Rm Systems Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rm Systems Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABSTRACT SOURCING AND TRADING LIMITED

This company · 06677911

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rm Systems Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/05/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Wilson Alexander Deyermondceased 31/05/2024· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2008-08-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Britannia Court

5 Moor Street

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR1 3DB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09