ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02230784 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82302Activities of conference organisers
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 94110Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees71000

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2024-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-06
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2019-11-25
    ➖
    COLE, Elaine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-11-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-27
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2000-06-21
    ➕
    COLE, Elaine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-06-21
    ➖
    SKIPPER, Alan Charles resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-06-21
    ➖
    BARRELL, David Ronald resigned
    director
  21. 2000-06-21
    ➖
    SKIPPER, Alan Charles resigned
    director
  22. 1988-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Geoffrey Oliver
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Rose Cottage
Sproxton
York
North Yorkshire
YO62 5EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

OLIVER, Robert Geoffrey→
director · ~69y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLE, Elaine Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-21 · resigned 2019-11-25
Resigned
SKIPPER, Alan Charles→
secretary · resigned 2000-06-21
Resigned
BARRELL, David Ronald→
director · ~102y · resigned 2000-06-21
Resigned
SKIPPER, Alan Charles→
director · ~101y · resigned 2000-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06