ABSOLUTE-POOLS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12150031 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£28.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £28,433
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£28k
Current Assets
£48k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.1k |
| Current assets | £48.1k |
| Net assets | £28.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕D'AREZZO, Danilo appointeddirector
- 2026-02-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-06➕SADHIQUE, Asif appointeddirector
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE-POOLS LTD
- 2019-08-12➕MASON, Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frank Mason Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 12/08/2019 |
Mr Asif Sadhique Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
2nd Floor, Unicorn House
Station Close
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1TL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
D'AREZZO, Danilo→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-04-01
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MASON, Frank→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-08-12
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SADHIQUE, Asif→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-02-06
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Recent filings (31 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-27