ALMR SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12774905 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-28
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£95.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £95,551

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£99k
Net Worth
£96k
Current Assets
£762k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£95.6k
Current assets£762.3k
Cash£99.5k
Debtors£662.9k
Net assets£95.6k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-06-06
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    MARSHALL, Luke appointed
    director
  9. 2024-06-06
    ➖
    DALY, Michael James resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2021-05-17
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2021-05-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-12-18
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    BROWN, Andrew James Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2020-12-18
    ➖
    LYDON, Matthew Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2020-12-16
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2020-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2020-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMR SERVICES LTD
  26. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    BROWN, Andrew James Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    DALY, Michael James appointed
    director
  28. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    LYDON, Matthew Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2020-07-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MARSHALL, Luke (same surname) appointed 2024-06-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luke Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
50–75%
—50-75% shares05/06/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Michael James Dalyceased 06/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Matthew Robert Lydonceased 18/12/2020· board control
  • Mr Andrew James Charles Brownceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

3 Kirkby Road
Ravenshead
Nottingham
NG15 9HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MARSHALL, Leslie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Luke→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Andrew James Charles→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-07-28 · resigned 2020-12-18
Resigned
DALY, Michael James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-07-28 · resigned 2024-06-06
Resigned
LYDON, Matthew Robert→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-07-28 · resigned 2020-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18