ABSOLUTE UCKFIELD LTD.
🌳Matureactive
08375239 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-25
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 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
77 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-04-21📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-04-21📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-20➖KROENKE, E Stanley resigneddirector
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-05-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-05-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-04-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-04-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-04-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-04-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-04-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-11-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
- 2021-05-20➖TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVCIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-10-21➕BURNAM, Michael G appointeddirector
- 2016-10-21➕MALY, R Otto appointeddirector
- 2016-10-21➕TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVCIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-10-21➕KROENKE, E Stanley appointeddirector
- 2016-10-21➖RAYNER, Mike resigneddirector
- 2016-10-21➖RAYNER, Peter Joseph resigneddirector
- 2016-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited
- 2013-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE UCKFIELD LTD.
- 2013-01-25➕RAYNER, Mike appointeddirector
- 2013-01-25➕RAYNER, Peter Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Big Box Storage Centres Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Big Box Storage Centres Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABSOLUTE UCKFIELD LTD.
This company · 08375239
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Big Box Storage Centres Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Casehouse Limitedceased 24/01/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
1 Paternoster Square
London
EC4M 7DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BURNAM, Michael G→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-10-21
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MALY, R Otto→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-10-21
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TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVCIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2021-05-20
KROENKE, E Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2026-01-20
RAYNER, Mike→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-25 · resigned 2016-10-21
RAYNER, Peter Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-01-25 · resigned 2016-10-21
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mount Street Mortgage Servicing (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | — | 18/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-04-21
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-21
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-05-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-05-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-04-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-13