1808 PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.1k | £-8.4k |
| Current assets | £20.0k | £5.7k |
| Net assets | £-9.1k | £-8.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-12📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2018-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-06📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2018-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 1808 PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
- 2015-02-03➕ATKINSON, Steven Gerald appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03➕PARRY-JONES, Debbie Lynne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Gerald Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Debbie Lynne Parry-Jones Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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