ABSOLUTE RISK CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
10928736 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£155
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £155
Net assets shrinking
Down £103,097 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£155
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£118kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£155£103.3k
Current assets£16.3k£118.4k
Cash£8.8k£113.2k
Debtors£7.5k£5.3k
Net assets£155£103.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2017-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE RISK CONSULTING LTD
  10. 2017-08-23
    BROOKS, Alan appointed
    director
  11. 2017-08-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

45 Elwill Way
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 6RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROOKS, Alan
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-08-23
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-04-29