ABSOLUTE ACTION LTD
💤Zombieactive
08102725 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£97.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £97,022
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,452 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£23k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£97k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£264k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £266.3k | £314.8k |
| Current assets | £263.9k | £326.9k |
| Cash | £23.0k | £119.8k |
| Debtors | £72.6k | £30.7k |
| Net assets | £97.0k | £107.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27➖TARR, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2025-05-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-13📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-05-13📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13➖TARR, David resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-13➖TARR, David Edward resigneddirector
- 2018-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-09➕TARR, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2012-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE ACTION LTD
- 2012-06-12➕TARR, Christine Emma appointeddirector
- 2012-06-12➕TARR, David appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-12➕TARR, David Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Christine Emma Tarr Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Edward Tarrceased 13/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400
Registered office
Horns Oak Farm Horns Oak Road
Meopham
Gravesend
Kent
DA13 0BX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
TARR, Christine Emma→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TARR, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-06-12 · resigned 2019-02-13
TARR, Andrew David→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-09 · resigned 2025-05-27
TARR, David Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2012-06-12 · resigned 2019-02-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-27
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-05-13
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-23