APSLEY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06206785 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-10

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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accounts · AA
2024-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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officers · TM01
2020-02-03
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officers · AP01
2020-01-31
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MOSS, Craig Darren appointed
director
2020-01-31
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MOSS, James Jonathan resigned
director
2019-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-11
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-09-30
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MOSS, Anthony resigned
director
2015-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-06-02
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MOSS, Anthony appointed
director
2010-04-01
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MOSS, James Jonathan appointed
director
2010-03-31
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HBS 001 LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-04-21
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HADDEN SERVICES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-04-21
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HADDEN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD resigned
corporate-director
2008-04-11
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HBS 001 LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-04-10
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Company incorporated
As APSLEY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
2007-04-10
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HADDEN SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-04-10
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HADDEN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Jonathan Moss Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45	75–100%	—	75-100% shares · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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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

Incorporated2007-04-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Kings House Business Centre

Station Road

Kings Langley

Hertfordshire

WD4 8LZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MOSS, Craig Darren→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HADDEN SERVICES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2008-04-21

Resigned

MOSS, Anthony→

director · ~87y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2015-09-30

Resigned

MOSS, James Jonathan→

director · ~45y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2020-01-31

Resigned

HADDEN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2008-04-21

Resigned

HBS 001 LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-11 · resigned 2010-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-28