ABSOLUTE IT ASSET DISPOSALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10026443 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees171500

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE IT ASSET DISPOSALS LIMITED
  15. 2016-02-25
    LEWIS, Robert Emlyn Willoughby appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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
Mrs Clare Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/02/2017
Mr Robert Emlyn Willoughby Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2016-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

20 The Parker Centre
Mansfield Road
Derby
DE21 4SZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LEWIS, Robert Emlyn Willoughby
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-02-25
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10