ABSOLUTE MATHS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12849866 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-01
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE MATHS LIMITED
- 2020-09-01➕HATHAWAY, Daniel Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01➕HATHAWAY, Emma Claire appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mr Daniel Mark Hathaway Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/09/2020 |
Mrs Emma Claire Hathaway Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1ST APPROACH TRANSPORT LTD→ 12155574 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 2BK GROUP LIMITED→ 15162866 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 5779 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 11708489 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A & D TRAINING LTD→ 04570227 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A & E TRAINING LTD→ 16418059 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A-LIST HAIR ACADEMY LTD→ 14491401 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBEY COLLEGE, RAMSEY→ 07740516 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ABC LIFE SUPPORT C.I.C.→ 07861425 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ABILITIE EDUCATION LIMITED→ 13686420 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABOVE AND BEYOND SCHOOL LTD→ 16566285 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE MATHS MARKING LIMITED→ 16268834 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACADEMIA GENIUS LIMITED→ 15600477 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
40 Station Road
Firsby
Spilsby
PE23 5QR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HATHAWAY, Daniel Mark→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HATHAWAY, Emma Claire→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-01