786 SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04646982 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-91.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80200Security systems service activities
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
  • 81229Other building and industrial cleaning activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (78/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £91,248

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£91k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£32k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£91k-£67k-£42k-£17k£7k£32kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-72.4k£-72.4k
Current assets£32.0k£32.0k
Net assets£-91.2k£-91.2k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-09-12
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  3. 2025-01-31
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  4. 2024-04-12
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  5. 2024-01-31
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  6. 2023-02-24
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  7. 2023-01-31
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  8. 2022-01-31
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  9. 2021-01-31
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  10. 2019-10-31
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  11. 2018-10-31
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  12. 2017-10-31
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  13. 2017-09-28
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    JESSAH, Edirin resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-09-28
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    JESSAH, Edirin resigned
    director
  15. 2017-09-28
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-09-28
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  17. 2016-12-31
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  18. 2016-05-03
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    JESSAH, Moses, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-12
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    JESSAH, Moses, Mr. resigned
    director
  20. 2015-04-20
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    JESSAH, Edirin appointed
    director
  21. 2005-08-09
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    JESSAH, Christiana resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-09
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    JESSAH, Edirin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 786 SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2003-01-24
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    JESSAH, Christiana appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-24
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-01-24
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-01-24
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    JESSAH, Moses, Mr. appointed
    director

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 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Moses Jessah
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/01/2017

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
Incorporated2003-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

Suite 115, Block P 18-36 Wellington Street
London
SE18 6PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JESSAH, Moses, Mr.→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-05-03
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Active
JESSAH, Christiana→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-24 · resigned 2005-08-09
Resigned
JESSAH, Edirin→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-09 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-24 · resigned 2003-01-24
Resigned
JESSAH, Edirin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
JESSAH, Moses, Mr.→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-01-24 · resigned 2015-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
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accounts · AA
2026-01-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31