ABSASS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11339087 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£109.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £109,005
Cash YoY
+12787%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 12787% YoY
Net Worth
£109k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 12787% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£44k£65k£87k£109kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£158.2k£80.9k
Current assets£16.4k£127
Cash£16.4k£127
Net assets£109.0k£67.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-04-06
    ➕
    DINSDALE, Aaron appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSASS LIMITED
  14. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    DINSDALE, Trevor Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2018-05-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 9 Red Barnes Way
Darlington
DL1 2RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DINSDALE, Aaron→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-04-06
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Active
DINSDALE, Trevor Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-09