ABSORPTION SYSTEMS LIMITED

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17022105 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-09
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (3 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSORPTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  2. 2026-02-09
    BOWERS, Alan Richard appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Stony Holding Co Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Stony Holding Co Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABSORPTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 17022105

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
Stony Holding Co Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

30a High Street High Street
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK11 1AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOWERS, Alan Richard
director · ~68y · appointed 2026-02-09
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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-09