ABSOLUTE CONTENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09595088 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-18
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-01-04
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    SMART, Patrick John resigned
    director
  15. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-19
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    SMART, Adriana Aparecida appointed
    director
  19. 2017-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2015-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CONTENT LIMITED
  21. 2015-05-18
    ➕
    SMART, Patrick John appointed
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Adriana Aparecida Smart
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Patrick John Smartceased 04/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

12 Poplars Court Lenton Lane
Nottingham
Notts
NG7 2RR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SMART, Adriana Aparecida→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-19
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Active
SMART, Patrick John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-18 · resigned 2021-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-01