ABSOLUTE DEFENCE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09648098 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-19
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,957
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.1k | £3.7k |
| Current assets | £7.6k | £6.0k |
| Cash | £6.1k | £4.2k |
| Debtors | — | £67 |
| Net assets | £4.0k | £3.6k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE DEFENCE LTD
- 2015-06-19➕ROWLAND-HILL, Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-19➕BRAITHWAITE, John Richard Oliver appointeddirector
- 2015-06-19➕ROWLAND-HILL, Thomas Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Richard Oliver Braithwaite Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 10TH FLOOR DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 15899521 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 5501VM LTD→ 11282293 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| ABBEY PETS REMEMBRANCE GARDENS AND CREMATORIA LIMITED→ 02429752 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
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| ABMS FINANCIAL LTD→ 11579414 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABRAM COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED→ 12696915 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE COMMISSIONING LIMITED→ 10922717 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Manor House
Shereford
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 7PR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROWLAND-HILL, Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-06-19
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BRAITHWAITE, John Richard Oliver→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-06-19
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ROWLAND-HILL, Thomas Henry→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-06-19
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29