ABSOLUTE 4 STAFF (STOKE) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11411552 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Peak Cashflow Limited
- 2018-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE 4 STAFF (STOKE) LTD
- 2018-06-12➕TAYLOR, Joanne Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-06-12➕WALLER, Nicola Julie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Absolute 4 Property Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Absolute 4 Property Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABSOLUTE 4 STAFF (STOKE) LTD
This company · 11411552
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute 4 Property Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/07/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Joanne Marie Taylorceased 27/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Nicola Julie Wallerceased 27/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Suite 2 & 3 Holborn Court
Bridge Street
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
ST5 2RY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TAYLOR, Joanne Marie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALLER, Nicola Julie→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Peak Cashflow Peak Cashflow Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/12/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15