54 MPS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12419082 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
    ➖
    CAVANAGH, Jenna resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-02-21
    ➕
    CAVANAGH, Jenna appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-09-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 54 MPS LTD
  19. 2020-01-22
    ➕
    CAVANAGH, Damon Lyle appointed
    director
  20. 2020-01-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Damon Lyle Cavanagh
Individual · South African · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

30a Hermon Hill
Wanstead
London
E11 2AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CAVANAGH, Damon Lyle→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-01-22
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Active
CAVANAGH, Jenna→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-02-21 · resigned 2026-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14