24-7 STAFFING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04932594 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£90.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 22.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £90,507
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,146 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£91k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£695k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£165k£331k£496k£662k£827kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£98.4k£138.1k
Current assets£694.7k£826.9k
Cash£14.7k£28.1k
Debtors£680.0k£798.8k
Net assets£90.5k£129.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2024-07-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  9. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-01-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
  12. 2020-12-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2020-12-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2020-12-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2020-12-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-08-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  22. 2007-10-21
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Cary James resigned
    director
  23. 2006-06-01
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    THOMPSON, Melody Rhonda appointed
    director
  24. 2006-06-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2004-06-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC T/a Trading as Venture Factors
  26. 2004-03-01
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    THOMPSON, Cary James appointed
    director
  27. 2003-10-17
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-17
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 24-7 STAFFING LIMITED
  30. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Melody Rhonda appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Julian Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian Robert Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Melody Rhonda Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

3 Gladstone Parade
Timber Street
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

THOMPSON, Melody Rhonda→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Julian Robert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Melody Rhonda→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2003-10-17
Resigned
THOMPSON, Cary James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2007-10-21
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2003-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
A registered charge—29/01/2021—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—24/08/201518/01/2022
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/06/200611/12/2020
satisfied
Venture Finance T/a Trading as Venture Factors
Venture Finance PLC T/a Trading as Venture Factors
Debenture1 property02/06/200411/12/2020
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-12-11