ABSOLUTE ERP LTD
🌳Matureactive
08904483 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £10,226
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.7k | £12.1k |
| Current assets | £27.0k | £24.7k |
| Net assets | £10.2k | £10.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-05-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-16➖ROHME, Arngrim resigneddirector
- 2019-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE ERP LTD
- 2014-02-20➕OWENS, Gary Victor appointeddirector
- 2014-02-20➕STANGHAN, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2014-02-20➕ROHME, Arngrim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
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 65. 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher John Stanghan Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/04/2020 |
Mr Gary Victor Owens Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Arngrim Rohmeceased 14/04/2020· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2014-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
51 Sunningdale
Norwich
Eaton
NR4 6AN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
OWENS, Gary Victor→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STANGHAN, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-02-20
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ROHME, Arngrim→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-02-20 · resigned 2020-02-16
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05