ABSOLUTE ONIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12232928 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-30
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,579
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,440 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 185% YoY
Current Assets
£962
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.6k | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £962 | £667 |
| Net assets | £-1.6k | £1.9k |
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.
See pricing →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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-21➖COOKSON, Marie Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-11-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-31📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE ONIONS LTD
- 2019-09-30➕BARNISH, Anthony William appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30➕CLARKE, Jennifer Rhiannon Wilkshire appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30➕MURRAY, Patrick Luke appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30➕PRIESTLEY, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30➕COOKSON, Marie Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael James Priestley Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
21 Ash Street Ash Street
Bury
BL9 7BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BARNISH, Anthony William→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARKE, Jennifer Rhiannon Wilkshire→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Patrick Luke→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRIESTLEY, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOKSON, Marie Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2022-02-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-03