ABRA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15156522 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,611
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k |
| Debtors | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £1.6k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2024-05-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2023-09-22➕COMPTON, Philip appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-22➕COMPTON, Greg James appointeddirector
- 2023-09-22➕GWYNNE, David Gary appointeddirector
- 2023-09-22📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 64. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip James Compton Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/04/2024 |
Mr Greg James Compton Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
46a High Street Toddington
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU5 6BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
COMPTON, Greg James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GWYNNE, David Gary→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-09-22
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2024-05-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-22