ABSOLUTE STORAGE & MATERIALS HANDLING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08836361 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 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 employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-01
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    HILL, Gemma appointed
    director
  7. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-08
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2019-01-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2018-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-03-31
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    OLLERTON, Peter Alan resigned
    director
  16. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2014-03-01
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    OLLERTON, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE STORAGE & MATERIALS HANDLING LIMITED
  20. 2014-01-08
    ➕
    HILL, Justin Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Justin Stephen Hill
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
—25–50%25-50% voting15/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

54 Hazelgrove
Seaton
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 1QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HILL, Gemma→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Justin Stephen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-01-08
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Active
OLLERTON, Peter Alan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-03