ABSOLUTE CHILDRENS SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08888201 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£282.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.3y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £282,923
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£215k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£283k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£443k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£105k£210k£315k£419k£524kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£369.6k£325.6k
Current assets£442.9k£524.3k
Cash£215.0k£260.3k
Debtors£227.9k£264.0k
Net assets£282.9k£226.7k

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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  2. 2025-07-30
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  3. 2025-07-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  4. 2024-12-18
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  5. 2023-12-17
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  6. 2022-10-17
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  7. 2022-02-03
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  8. 2022-02-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  9. 2021-12-13
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  10. 2021-08-02
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  11. 2021-07-01
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    STANWAY, Marilyn resigned
    director
  12. 2021-02-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-09-10
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  14. 2020-09-10
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  15. 2020-08-13
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  16. 2020-08-13
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-08-13
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  18. 2020-08-13
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  19. 2020-08-06
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  20. 2020-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-07-27
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  22. 2020-07-22
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  23. 2017-10-06
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    STANWAY, Karoline Katherine resigned
    director
  24. 2017-03-29
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    STANWAY, Michael Roy resigned
    director
  25. 2016-03-30
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    STANWAY, Michael Roy appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-01
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    DEEKS, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2014-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CHILDRENS SERVICES LTD
  28. 2014-02-12
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    STANWAY, Debra Mandy appointed
    director
  29. 2014-02-12
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    STANWAY, Keith Raymond appointed
    director
  30. 2014-02-12
    ➕
    HEIMAN, Osker appointed
    director
  31. 2014-02-12
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    HEIMAN, Osker resigned
    director
  32. 2014-02-12
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    STANWAY, Karoline Katherine appointed
    director
  33. 2014-02-12
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    STANWAY, Marilyn 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Mkds Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mkds Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABSOLUTE CHILDRENS SERVICES LTD
This company · 08888201

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
Mkds Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/07/2020
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Stephen Paul Deeksceased 25/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Marilyn Stanwayceased 25/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Keith Raymond Stanwayceased 25/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Debra Mandy Stanwayceased 25/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Karoline Katherine Stanwayceased 06/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

98 Grove Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 8DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DEEKS, Stephen Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANWAY, Debra Mandy→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANWAY, Keith Raymond→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEIMAN, Osker→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2014-02-12
Resigned
STANWAY, Karoline Katherine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2017-10-06
Resigned
STANWAY, Marilyn→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
STANWAY, Michael Roy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2017-03-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—29/07/2025—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—02/02/2022—
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05