ACTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10336718 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-03-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-07-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-07-02
    ➕
    COSIER, Robert Barry appointed
    director
  15. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2016-08-18
    ➕
    SHEPPARD, Melanie Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-08-18
    ➕
    SHEPPARD, Darren Geoffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Barry Cosier
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/07/2021
Mr Darren Geoffrey Sheppard
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit C Mainline Business Centre
74 Station Road
Liss
Hampshire
GU33 7AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SHEPPARD, Melanie Jane→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-18
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Active
COSIER, Robert Barry→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-07-02
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Active
SHEPPARD, Darren Geoffrey→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-08-18
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16