8 STRANDS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10998241 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | -500 | -500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-30➕CARVOSSO, Timothy Arthur William appointeddirector
- 2025-04-30➕MCLAIN, Chelsea appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 8 STRANDS LIMITED
- 2017-10-05➕MCLAIN, Bruce Hardy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCLAIN, Chelsea (same surname) appointed 2025-04-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Tamara Diane Corbin Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/05/2025 |
Martin Nicholas John Trott Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/05/2025 |
Mr Alan Milgate Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/05/2025 |
Mrs Amanda Jane Bako Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/05/2025 |
Mrs Helle Elisabeth Skov Mclain Individual · Danish · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 05/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Eighth Floor 6 New Street Square
New Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 3AQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CARVOSSO, Timothy Arthur William→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLAIN, Bruce Hardy→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2017-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLAIN, Chelsea→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (31 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26