ABSOLUTE BOARD CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08130948 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-05

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	200	200

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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2025-04-28
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2024-05-21
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2023-03-28
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2022-03-28
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2021-06-28
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2020-06-04
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2019-07-16
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officers · TM01
2019-04-05
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accounts · AA
2019-02-22
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MESSMANN, Frank resigned
director
2018-08-13
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address · AD01
2018-05-03
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accounts · AA
2017-01-18
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officers · AP01
2017-01-10
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MESSMANN, Frank appointed
director
2016-12-21
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2016-05-03
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2015-08-25
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2014-04-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-07-24
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MACKAY, Benjamin Alastair appointed
director
2013-07-05
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CAMPBELL, Luke Richard appointed
director
2013-07-05
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CAMPBELL, Luke Richard resigned
director
2012-07-05
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Company incorporated
As ABSOLUTE BOARD CO. LIMITED
2012-07-05
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CAMPBELL, Luke Richard appointed
director
2012-07-05
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MACKAY, Benjamin Alastair appointed
director
2012-07-05
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MACKAY, Benjamin Alastair resigned
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Benjamin Alastair Mackay Individual · Australian · DOB 04/1978 · age 48	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-07-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2, M3 Trade Park

Manor Way

Eastleigh

SO50 9YA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Luke Richard→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-07-05

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Active

MACKAY, Benjamin Alastair→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-07-24

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Active

CAMPBELL, Luke Richard→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-07-05 · resigned 2013-07-05

Resigned

MACKAY, Benjamin Alastair→

director · ~48y · appointed 2012-07-05 · resigned 2012-07-05

Resigned

MESSMANN, Frank→

director · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-10 · resigned 2019-02-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	30/04/2014	—

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