CBS SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09936060 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£60£120£180£240£300Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£300
Cash—£11
Net assets—£300
Average employees2—

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  2. 2026-01-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-02-18
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-16
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    O'BRIEN, Philip John resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-27
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    CONSTANTINE, Alan Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-27
    ➕
    CONSTANTINE, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CBS SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
  22. 2016-01-05
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Philip John appointed
    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 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Alan Constantine
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alan Michael Constantineceased 16/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Philip John O'Brienceased 16/09/2019· 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
Incorporated2016-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Barkers Court
Standard Way Business Park
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 2BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CONSTANTINE, Alan Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-04-27
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Active
CONSTANTINE, Mark Alan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-04-27
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Active
O'BRIEN, Philip John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-05 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-01-19
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-10