24 LAUNDRETTE UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
07124662 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-1.23M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,228,453
Cash YoY
+74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£76k
↑ 74% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.2m
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £96.9k | £63.1k |
| Current assets | £94.5k | £69.4k |
| Cash | £75.7k | £43.5k |
| Debtors | £18.8k | £25.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.23M | £-896.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-15📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-28➕ASMALA, Tommi Juhani appointeddirector
- 2025-05-28➕TARKKI, Jaana Maria appointeddirector
- 2025-05-28➖KIVINIEMI, Isto resigneddirector
- 2025-05-28➖NEVALA, Asko resigneddirector
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-16➕KIVINIEMI, Isto appointeddirector
- 2017-06-16➕NEVALA, Asko appointeddirector
- 2010-08-16➕KESANTO, Jarmo Pentti Ensio appointeddirector
- 2010-08-16➖KESANTO, Jarmo Pentti Ensio resigneddirector
- 2010-01-14➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2010-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 24 LAUNDRETTE UK LTD
- 2010-01-13➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2010-01-13➕KESANTO, Jarmo Pentti Ensio appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
24 Pesula Oy is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
24 Pesula Oy
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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24 LAUNDRETTE UK LTD
This company · 07124662
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
24 Pesula Oy Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- 24 Pesula Ltdceased 30/05/2018· 50-75% shares
- Mr Jarmo Kesantoceased 21/06/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Limes
1339 High Road
London
N20 9HR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
ASMALA, Tommi Juhani→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KESANTO, Jarmo Pentti Ensio→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TARKKI, Jaana Maria→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2010-01-14
KESANTO, Jarmo Pentti Ensio→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2010-08-16
KIVINIEMI, Isto→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-06-16 · resigned 2025-05-28
NEVALA, Asko→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-16 · resigned 2025-05-28
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13