ABSOLUTE ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10874236 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (81/100)

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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£13.0k
Current assets—£25.0k
Cash—£7.1k
Debtors—£17.9k
Net assets—£13.0k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2018-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-27
    ➖
    FOORD, Scott resigned
    director
  13. 2018-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-07-27
    ➕
    LUCAS-JONES, Christopher Gareth Dean appointed
    director
  18. 2017-07-27
    ➕
    FOORD, Scott appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-27
    ➖
    PACK, Michaela resigned
    director
  20. 2017-07-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  21. 2017-07-19
    ➕
    LAMBERT, Ashleigh James appointed
    director
  22. 2017-07-19
    ➖
    LAMBERT, Ashleigh James resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-19
    ➕
    PACK, Michaela 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
Mr Christopher Lucas-Jones
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/07/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Scott Foordceased 27/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Miss Michaela Packceased 27/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Ashleigh Lambertceased 19/07/2017· 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
Incorporated2017-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

4 Capricorn Centre
Cranes Farm Road
Basildon
Essex
SS14 3JJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LUCAS-JONES, Christopher Gareth Dean→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOORD, Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-07-27 · resigned 2018-11-27
Resigned
LAMBERT, Ashleigh James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-07-19 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
PACK, Michaela→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-07-19 · resigned 2017-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30