ABR FREELANCE LTD
🌳Matureactive
08700004 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-20
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £6,148
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,485 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↓ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.1k | £46.6k |
| Current assets | £7.8k | £52.5k |
| Net assets | £6.1k | £46.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-01-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-06➕RODGERS, Bridget Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABR FREELANCE LTD
- 2013-09-20➕RODGERS, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Bridget Anne Rodgers Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/12/2016 |
Mr Andrew John Rodgers Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Barnlea Main Street
Long Riston
Hull
HU11 5JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RODGERS, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RODGERS, Bridget Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (34 total)
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2025-11-20
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2025-09-22
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2024-11-07
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2024-09-23
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2023-12-12
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2023-09-26
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2023-01-03
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2022-10-14
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2021-11-23
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2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-12-14
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2020-10-02
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2019-12-11
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2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-19