ABSOLUTE ENTREPRENEUR LTD
💤Zombieactive
07268872 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-09➖RODNEY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29➖RODNEY, Joseph Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-30➖CORBETT, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2010-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE ENTREPRENEUR LTD
- 2010-06-01➕RODNEY, Joseph Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-06-01➕RODNEY, Joseph Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-01➕CORBETT, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-06-01➕RODNEY, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Andrew Corbett Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Peter Rodney Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Joseph Christopher Rodney Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
43 Bridge Road
Grays
Essex
RM17 6BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
RODNEY, Joseph Christopher→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RODNEY, Joseph Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2019-10-29
CORBETT, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2010-10-30
RODNEY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2026-02-09
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Recent filings (61 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30