ABSOLUTE BUILDING SERVICES'S LIMITED

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08853784 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-09-25
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    BURKE, Kelly Machala appointed
    director
  17. 2014-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE BUILDING SERVICES'S LIMITED
  18. 2014-01-21
    ➕
    BURKE, Darren Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Stuart Burke
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Squirrels Outwood Lane
Chipstead
Coulsdon
CR5 3NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, Darren Stuart→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-01-21
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Active
BURKE, Kelly Machala→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-09-25
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15