MODERN STANDARD SERVICE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11189616 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6 | 6 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-06-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-11➕KNUDSEN, Joachim Bernhard appointeddirector
- 2025-11-11➖DIXEN, Jesper Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-24➖COTTA, Jason Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-10-24➕DIXEN, Jesper Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-08-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-08-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2020-10-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2020-10-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2019-08-26➕COTTA, Jason Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-08-26➖FRIIS, Jesper Roholm resigneddirector
- 2019-06-27➕WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-06-27➖CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-05-21➕CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-05-21➕FRIIS, Jesper Roholm appointeddirector
- 2018-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs MODERN STANDARD SERVICE LIMITED
- 2018-02-06➕HARLEY, Lynsey appointeddirector
- 2018-02-06➕NEAL, Ricky Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Modern Standard Coffee Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Modern Standard Coffee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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MODERN STANDARD SERVICE LIMITED
This company · 11189616
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Modern Standard Coffee Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 10/10/2018 |
Mr Ricky Lee Neal Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Modern Standard Coffee Limitedceased 09/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWICKS COMMUNITY LTD→ 14901511 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MANOR Q SOURCING LTD→ 16884310 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MATTERMOON LTD→ 15977532 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| NOVA PROCUREMENT LTD→ 16270065 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PANCHAEA LTD→ 12522865 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| PETER CHARLES EQUESTRIAN LIMITED→ 07105516 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| POLYSTEEL (UK) LIMITED→ 05350360 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| PORTABLE COLD STORES LTD→ 15136128 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| PORTAFIX LIMITED→ 02788817 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| PRESSURE CARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 12873158 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
8 Newbury Street
Andover
SP10 1DW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARLEY, Lynsey→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-02-06
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KNUDSEN, Joachim Bernhard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-11-11
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NEAL, Ricky Lee→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-02-06
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CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-21 · resigned 2019-06-27
COTTA, Jason Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-08-26 · resigned 2023-10-24
DIXEN, Jesper Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-24 · resigned 2025-11-11
FRIIS, Jesper Roholm→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-05-21 · resigned 2019-08-26
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Recent filings (46 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-11