24-7 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
08856122 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-22
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
£65.4k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -97% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,391
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,428 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 97% YoY
Cash YoY
-97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£82k£163k£245k£327k£408kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£104.7k£191.7k
Current assets£172.3k£408.2k
Cash£1.6k£52.7k
Debtors£170.7k£355.5k
Net assets£65.4k£135.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-02-20
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-02-20
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-14
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-12-03
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-01-30
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-22
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2017-05-05
    ➕
    HANDSAKER, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-05
    ➖
    MELLER, Adam resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-13
    ➕
    MELLER, Adam appointed
    director
  21. 2015-06-12
    ➖
    HANDSAKER, Walter Ronald resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-20
    ➕
    HANDSAKER, Walter Ronald appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-20
    ➖
    MCDARBY, John resigned
    director
  24. 2014-02-14
    ➖
    HARTE, Jason resigned
    director
  25. 2014-02-14
    ➕
    MCDARBY, John appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 24-7 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES UK LTD
  27. 2014-01-22
    ➕
    HARTE, Jason appointed
    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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Paul Michael Handsaker
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adam Mellerceased 01/05/2018· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

242 Eachelhurst Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B76 1EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HANDSAKER, Paul Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANDSAKER, Walter Ronald→
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
HARTE, Jason→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-22 · resigned 2014-02-14
Resigned
MCDARBY, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-02-14 · resigned 2014-10-20
Resigned
MELLER, Adam→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-06-13 · resigned 2017-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-21