ABSOLUTE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08860036 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£91.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,217
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,660 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 82% YoY
Cash YoY
-82%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£91k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£52k£79k£105k£131kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£91.2k£130.9k
Current assets£61.8k£104.9k
Cash£5.1k£28.6k
Debtors£56.7k£76.3k
Net assets£91.2k£130.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-10-11
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  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-02
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-01
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  14. 2016-01-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-01
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    HUTT, Paul Raymond appointed
    director
  17. 2014-02-06
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    HUTT, Paul Raymond resigned
    director
  18. 2014-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
  19. 2014-01-24
    ➕
    FRANKLIN, Maggie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-01-24
    ➕
    HUTT, Letitia Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-24
    ➕
    HUTT, Paul Raymond 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Letitia Mary Hutt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Paul Raymond Hutt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

The Hutt
10 Park Street
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 5AX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FRANKLIN, Maggie→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-24
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Active
HUTT, Letitia Mary→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-01-24
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Active
HUTT, Paul Raymond→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-01
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Active
HUTT, Paul Raymond→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-24 · resigned 2014-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04