SODEXO CIRCLES U.K LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
05244331 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-28
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£3.70M
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 19 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 101
Profitable
Profit before tax £59,000
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 51% YoY
Turnover YoY
+51%
Year on year

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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Turnover£3.70M£2.45M
Gross profit£1.36M£1.11M
Operating profit£59.0k£218.0k
Profit before tax£59.0k£218.0k
Average employees68004900

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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  2. 2025-09-23
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  3. 2025-05-27
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  4. 2025-01-14
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  5. 2025-01-06
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-01
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    DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-31
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    HALEY, Sean Michael resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-13
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  9. 2023-10-15
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  10. 2023-06-10
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  11. 2023-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
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  12. 2023-02-01
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  13. 2023-02-01
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  14. 2023-02-01
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  15. 2023-02-01
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  16. 2023-02-01
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  17. 2023-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-01-20
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    PICCIRILLO, Angelo Cristiano Maria appointed
    director
  19. 2023-01-20
    ➕
    RENTON, Jean Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2023-01-20
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    BROEKEMA, Wouter resigned
    director
  21. 2023-01-20
    ➕
    HALEY, Sean Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2023-01-20
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    SANDOZ, Didier Jean-Marie Bernard resigned
    director
  23. 2023-01-20
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    SAPOJNIC, Victoria resigned
    director
  24. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2022-09-29
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  27. 2022-09-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  28. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2021-07-01
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    SAPOJNIC, Victoria appointed
    director
  30. 2021-07-01
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    VESTUR, Gilles Bernard resigned
    director
  31. 2019-10-14
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    MOREL, Nicolas Jean-Pierre Baudouin resigned
    director
  32. 2019-10-14
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    VESTUR, Gilles Bernard appointed
    director
  33. 2018-11-23
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    SANDOZ, Didier Jean-Marie Bernard appointed
    director
  34. 2018-10-25
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    DE TRAMASURE, Sebastien Raymond resigned
    director
  35. 2018-10-25
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    SYLVESTER, John Murray resigned
    director
  36. 2018-05-20
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    GODET, Sebastien Desire Paul resigned
    director
  37. 2018-05-20
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    MACHUEL, Denis Paul, Francois resigned
    director
  38. 2018-05-14
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    FILDES-PEACE, Michael appointed
    director
  39. 2018-05-14
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    BROEKEMA, Wouter appointed
    director
  40. 2018-05-14
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    MOREL, Nicolas Jean-Pierre Baudouin appointed
    director
  41. 2016-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  42. 2015-12-31
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    LEBOND, David Christopher resigned
    director
  43. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    HOCKEN, Susan Ann resigned
    secretary
  44. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    HOCKEN, Susan Ann resigned
    director
  45. 2014-11-21
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    DE TRAMASURE, Sebastien Raymond appointed
    director
  46. 2014-11-21
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    GODET, Sebastien Desire Paul appointed
    director
  47. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    MACHUEL, Denis Paul, Francois appointed
    director
  48. 2014-11-20
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    COOPER, Nigel Phillip resigned
    director
  49. 2014-11-20
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    MADDOX, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  50. 2014-11-20
    ➖
    MILLS, Jacquelyn Anne resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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

Sodexo Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Sodexo Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
SODEXO CIRCLES U.K LIMITED
This company · 05244331

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
Sodexo Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Sodexo Motivation Solutions U.K. Limitedceased 18/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Motivcom Limitedceased 29/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Incorporated2004-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

One
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FILDES-PEACE, Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICCIRILLO, Angelo Cristiano Maria→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RENTON, Jean Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOCKEN, Susan Ann→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
MILLS, Jacquelyn Anne→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-28 · resigned 2011-04-28
Resigned
BROEKEMA, Wouter→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-14 · resigned 2023-01-20
Resigned
COOPER, Nigel Phillip→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2014-11-20
Resigned
DE TRAMASURE, Sebastien Raymond→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned
GODET, Sebastien Desire Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2018-05-20
Resigned
HALEY, Sean Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-01-20 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
HOCKEN, Susan Ann→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
LEBOND, David Christopher→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
MACHUEL, Denis Paul, Francois→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2018-05-20
Resigned
MADDOX, Catherine Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-09-28 · resigned 2014-11-20
Resigned
MILLS, Jacquelyn Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-28 · resigned 2014-11-20
Resigned
MOREL, Nicolas Jean-Pierre Baudouin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-14 · resigned 2019-10-14
Resigned
SANDOZ, Didier Jean-Marie Bernard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-11-23 · resigned 2023-01-20
Resigned
SAPOJNIC, Victoria→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2023-01-20
Resigned
SYLVESTER, John Murray→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/12/201105/08/2016

Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01