ABSOLUTE TRADE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08992466 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,176
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£19.2k£14.4k
Current assets£22.2k£17.2k
Cash£22.2k£17.0k
Debtors—£243
Net assets£19.2k£14.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-15
    ➕
    CHOHAN, Vishal Ramesh appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-15
    ➖
    CHOHAN, Vishal Ramesh resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    CONSTANTINOU, Yiannakis appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    CHOHAN, Vishal Ramesh appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-14
    ➖
    CHOHAN, Vishal Ramesh resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE TRADE LIMITED
  22. 2014-04-11
    ➕
    COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-11
    ➖
    COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Yiannakis Constantinou
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Hale House Unit 5
296a Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 5TW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CONSTANTINOU, Yiannakis→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-04-14
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Active
CHOHAN, Vishal Ramesh→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-15 · resigned 2014-04-15
Resigned
CHOHAN, Vishal Ramesh→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-14 · resigned 2014-04-14
Resigned
COWAN, Graham Michael→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-04-11 · resigned 2014-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09