ABSOLUTE SURVEY LTD

🌳Matureactive
07367896 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-07
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
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Quantity surveying activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,075

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-30
Total assets£2.1k
Current assets£1.2k
Net assets£2.1k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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  2. 2026-06-17
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  3. 2026-03-05
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  4. 2025-09-08
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  5. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2024-01-22
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  7. 2023-01-23
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  8. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2021-01-29
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  10. 2020-01-24
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  11. 2019-01-10
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  12. 2018-06-04
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  13. 2017-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-29
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-11-29
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    address · AD01
  16. 2010-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE SURVEY LTD
  17. 2010-09-07
    ➕
    CIERPISZ, Mariusz Roman appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-07
    ➕
    GROVES, Richard John appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mariusz Roman Cierpisz
Individual · Polish · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74902 — Quantity surveying activities

Registered office

19 New Causeway
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 7PE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CIERPISZ, Mariusz Roman→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-09-07
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Active
GROVES, Richard John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-09-07
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29