24 HOUR BAILIFFS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07725135 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-02
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-15.2k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,236

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£20k£2k£23k£44k£66k£87kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£30.0k£40.8k
Current assets£58.4k£87.1k
Net assets£-15.2k£-19.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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. 2025-05-26
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  2. 2024-05-31
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  3. 2023-08-29
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  4. 2023-01-30
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  5. 2021-03-01
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  6. 2020-08-31
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  7. 2019-05-31
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  8. 2018-05-30
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  9. 2017-05-31
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  10. 2016-05-31
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  11. 2016-05-31
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  12. 2016-05-31
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  13. 2016-02-25
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  14. 2015-04-14
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  15. 2015-04-14
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  16. 2015-03-31
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    GOY, Gary Sean appointed
    director
  17. 2015-03-31
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    GOY, Daniel resigned
    director
  18. 2014-09-10
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    GOY, Daniel appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-11
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    GOY, Geraldine resigned
    director
  20. 2013-06-01
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    GOY, Stephanie resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-31
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    GOY, Geraldine appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-28
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    GOY, Geraldine resigned
    director
  23. 2011-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 HOUR BAILIFFS LIMITED
  24. 2011-08-02
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    GOY, Geraldine appointed
    director
  25. 2011-08-02
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    GOY, Stephanie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Sean Goy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Waterham Business Park Highstreet Road
Hernhill
Faversham
Kent
ME13 9EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GOY, Gary Sean→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOY, Daniel→
director · ~29y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
GOY, Geraldine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-05-31 · resigned 2014-08-11
Resigned
GOY, Geraldine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2011-11-28
Resigned
GOY, Stephanie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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2026-05-12
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2025-05-26
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2025-05-25
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2024-08-30
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2024-05-31
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2023-08-29
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2023-05-25
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2023-01-30
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2022-05-17
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2021-06-04
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2021-03-01
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2020-08-31
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2020-04-15
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2019-05-31
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2019-04-06