ABS QE ASSURANCE SERVICES (UK) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13615693 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-511.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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
60
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £511,409
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
-£511k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£511k-£69k£374k£817k£1.3m£1.7mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-511.4k£-492.8k
Current assets£1.24M£1.70M
Cash£42.9k£60.0k
Debtors£1.20M£1.64M
Net assets£-511.4k£-492.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
    ➖
    AHUMADA, Alvaro Bendek resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-27
    ➖
    MOODY, Ryan Philip resigned
    director
  7. 2025-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2024-04-12
    ➕
    LAWSON, David Arthur appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-04-12
    ➖
    GARZA, Erik David resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-11-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-11-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    STENZER, Jacob Nathaniel appointed
    director
  16. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    TRUHLAR, Robert C. Jr resigned
    director
  17. 2023-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-08-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABS QE ASSURANCE SERVICES (UK) LTD
  20. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    MANNIX, Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Dominic appointed
    director
  22. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    GARZA, Erik David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    AHUMADA, Alvaro Bendek appointed
    director
  24. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    MOODY, Ryan Philip appointed
    director
  25. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    TRUHLAR, Robert C. Jr appointed
    director
  26. 2021-09-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 60 — 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 60. 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite F1 First Floor, Building B Concentric Warrington Road
Birchwood Park
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 6WJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

LAWSON, David Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNIX, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STENZER, Jacob Nathaniel→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNSEND, Dominic→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARZA, Erik David→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2024-04-12
Resigned
AHUMADA, Alvaro Bendek→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2026-03-20
Resigned
MOODY, Ryan Philip→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
TRUHLAR, Robert C. Jr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15