ABSTRACT SAFETY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12567508 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£19.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £19,826
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,752 YoY
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.8k | £31.6k |
| Current assets | £26.7k | £25.2k |
| Cash | £26.7k | £23.8k |
| Debtors | — | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £19.8k | £31.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24➕DOHERTY, Vanda Cheryl appointeddirector
- 2021-11-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSTRACT SAFETY LTD
- 2020-04-22➕DOHERTY, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Vanda Cheryl Doherty Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/11/2021 |
Mr John Michael Doherty Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/04/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Office 4, 206 New Road
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOHERTY, John Michael→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOHERTY, Vanda Cheryl→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-22