238 MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05239368 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (53/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-07-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2023-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2004-09-29
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    EGAN, Helen Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-09-29
    ➕
    EGAN, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2004-09-29
    ➖
    JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-09-29
    ➖
    JSA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 238 MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2004-09-23
    ➕
    JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-09-23
    ➕
    JSA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Andrew Egan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/09/2016
Mrs Helen Claire Egan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/09/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Helen Claire Eganceased 24/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Andrew Eganceased 24/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2004-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

13 Sunningdale Mount
Sheffield
S11 9HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EGAN, Helen Claire→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EGAN, Paul Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-23 · resigned 2004-09-29
Resigned
JSA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-23 · resigned 2004-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-12