ABSOLUTE CORPORATE EVENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08499048 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0800

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-08-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2021-08-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-08-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  18. 2021-08-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  19. 2021-08-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  20. 2021-08-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  21. 2021-08-13
    ➕
    LOWE, Christopher Parkes appointed
    secretary
  22. 2021-08-13
    ➕
    LOWE, Anita appointed
    director
  23. 2021-08-13
    ➕
    LOWE, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2021-08-13
    ➖
    FREER, Jacquie resigned
    director
  25. 2021-08-13
    ➖
    PARNHAM, Christopher resigned
    director
  26. 2020-10-01
    ➖
    DUNLOP, Jill Sarah resigned
    director
  27. 2020-10-01
    ➖
    MASON, Angela Catherine resigned
    director
  28. 2016-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2015-06-01
    ➕
    FREER, Jacquie appointed
    director
  30. 2013-07-12
    ➕
    DUNLOP, Jill Sarah appointed
    director
  31. 2013-07-12
    ➕
    MASON, Angela Catherine appointed
    director
  32. 2013-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CORPORATE EVENTS LIMITED
  33. 2013-04-22
    ➕
    PARNHAM, Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Venues And Events International Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Venues And Events International Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABSOLUTE CORPORATE EVENTS LIMITED
This company · 08499048

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Venues And Events International Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/08/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chris Parnhamceased 13/08/2021· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Vespace 10 Lancaster Place, Copse Farm
South Marston Industrial Park
Swindon
SN3 4UQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LOWE, Christopher Parkes→
secretary · appointed 2021-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWE, Anita→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWE, Christopher→
director · ~77y · appointed 2021-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNLOP, Jill Sarah→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-07-12 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
FREER, Jacquie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2021-08-13
Resigned
MASON, Angela Catherine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-12 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
PARNHAM, Christopher→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-22 · resigned 2021-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—15/08/2016—
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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-08-26