ABC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (SW) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
13298663 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    BIRT, Kevin resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2024-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-07-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-07-12
    ➕
    HARVEY, Sara appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-06-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-09-20
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    BIRT, Kevin appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-07-25
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  20. 2021-07-07
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  21. 2021-05-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2021-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2021-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (SW) LTD
  24. 2021-03-29
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stephen Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Abc Digital Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Abc Digital Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (SW) LTD
This company · 13298663

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abc Digital Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Abc Managed Services Limitedceased 14/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82190 — Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities

Registered office

Glasshouse, Alderley Park Congleton Road
Nether Alderley
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 4TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BURGESS, Stephen Brian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Sara→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRT, Kevin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-09-20 · resigned 2024-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11