ABSOLUTELY RECRUITMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
06722679 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-14
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-12-07
    LAPHAM, Anne Linda resigned
    director
  2. 2023-10-07
    GANATRA, Chandravadan Vithaldas appointed
    secretary
  3. 2023-10-07
    GANATRA, Chandravadan Vithaldas appointed
    director
  4. 2023-10-07
    SHAH, Sachin appointed
    director
  5. 2011-10-24
    ABSOLUTELY RECRUITMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  6. 2008-10-16
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  7. 2008-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTELY RECRUITMENT LTD
  8. 2008-10-14
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  9. 2008-10-14
    LAPHAM, Anne Linda appointed
    director
  10. 2008-10-14
    ABSOLUTELY RECRUITMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Absolutely Recruitment Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Absolutely Recruitment Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABSOLUTELY RECRUITMENT LTD
This company · 06722679

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
Absolutely Recruitment Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares07/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Anne Linda Laphamceased 07/10/2023· 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
Incorporated2008-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

9a Sandy Lodge Road
Rickmansworth
WD3 1LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GANATRA, Chandravadan Vithaldas
secretary · appointed 2023-10-07
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Active
GANATRA, Chandravadan Vithaldas
director · ~77y · appointed 2023-10-07
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Active
SHAH, Sachin
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-10-07
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-14 · resigned 2008-10-16
Resigned
LAPHAM, Anne Linda
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-10-14 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned
ABSOLUTELY RECRUITMENT LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2008-10-14 · resigned 2011-10-24
Resigned

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