1 2 3 SUPPORT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08248201 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-10
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£268.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £268,717
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£122k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£269k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£322k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£129k£193k£257k£322kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£276.0k£232.8k
Current assets£321.8k£287.2k
Cash£122.1k£241.1k
Debtors£199.7k£46.1k
Net assets£268.7k£228.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-01-01
    COLLYER, Jayne resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 2 3 SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
  18. 2012-10-10
    COLLYER, Samuel Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-10
    COLLYER, Jayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Michael Collyer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jayne Collyerceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 1 Concept House
23 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 1XP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COLLYER, Samuel Michael
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-10-10
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Active
COLLYER, Jayne
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-10 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17