ABSOLUTE CNC LTD

🌳Matureactive
07463956 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-08
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£486.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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 £486,053

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£216k
Net Worth
£486k
Current Assets
£431k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£97k£194k£292k£389k£486kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£573.5k—
Current assets£431.2k—
Cash£216.4k—
Debtors£196.0k—
Net assets£486.1k—
Average employees—900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-08-29
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2017-08-29
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2017-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-07-21
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    PARKER, Kerry Marie resigned
    director
  18. 2010-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CNC LTD
  19. 2010-12-08
    ➕
    BECK, Paul Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2010-12-08
    ➕
    BECK, Sharon appointed
    director
  21. 2010-12-08
    ➕
    PARKER, Kerry Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Brian Beck
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sharon Beck
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2010-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 10 Anslow Business Park Main Road
Anslow
Burton-On-Trent
DE13 9QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BECK, Paul Brian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-12-08
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Active
BECK, Sharon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-12-08
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Active
PARKER, Kerry Marie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-12-08 · resigned 2017-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-11