ABC RAWS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13746252 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-16
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86210General medical practice activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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, 2 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
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
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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-20➕RAWSTHORNE, Mark Brendan appointeddirector
- 2022-04-20➖RAWSTHORNE, Emma Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC RAWS LTD
- 2021-11-16➕RAWSTHORNE, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16➕RAWSTHORNE, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Brendan Rawsthorne Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest | 16/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Emma Louise Rawsthorneceased 16/11/2021· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
72 Old Lane
Eccleston Park
Prescot
L34 2RQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
RAWSTHORNE, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAWSTHORNE, Mark Brendan→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAWSTHORNE, Emma Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-16 · resigned 2022-04-20
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-16