24-7 LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08345302 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
37 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-20
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    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-02-05
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-02-05
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-01-01
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    BHARJ, Arvinder Singh resigned
    director
  14. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-20
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-01
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    BHARJ, Sukhpreet appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-01-23
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    BHARJ, Arvinder Singh appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 24-7 LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD
  21. 2013-01-03
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    BHARJ, Arvinder Singh appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-03
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  23. 2013-01-03
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sukhpreet Bharj
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Arvinder Singh Bharjceased 01/01/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

226 Unit 55, Maddison House
High Street
Croydon
CR9 1DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BHARJ, Arvinder Singh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARJ, Sukhpreet→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARJ, Arvinder Singh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2013-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-05