ABSOLUTE AUTOMATION GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09836048 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£223.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £223,588

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£224k
↑ 130% YoY
Current Assets
£366k
↑ 162% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£73k£146k£219k£292k£366kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£223.6k£97.4k
Current assets£365.6k£139.3k
Net assets£223.6k£97.4k

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
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2022-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-12
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    JUPP, Frances appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-08-12
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2019-07-25
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  11. 2018-10-23
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  12. 2017-10-26
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  13. 2017-07-21
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  14. 2017-04-12
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  15. 2017-04-12
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  16. 2017-04-10
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-03-14
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2015-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE AUTOMATION GROUP LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-21
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    NEWEY, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-21
    ➕
    NEWEY, Roger Derek appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-21
    ➕
    POTTER, Caroline Janet appointed
    director
  22. 2015-10-21
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    POTTER, Steven John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Derek Newey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2017
Mr Steven John Potter
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

Unit 19 Silver Birches Business Park
Aston Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 3EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

JUPP, Frances→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-12
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Active
NEWEY, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-10-21
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Active
NEWEY, Roger Derek→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-21
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Active
POTTER, Caroline Janet→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-21
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Active
POTTER, Steven John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24