24 HRS HC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12910343 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-28
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,386
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,199 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£23k£35k£47k£59kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.4k£27.6k
Current assets£24.0k£58.6k
Net assets£1.4k£27.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-02-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Team Factors LTD
  13. 2020-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 HRS HC LIMITED
  14. 2020-09-28
    DAVID, Atsham appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Atsham David
Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Ramsden House
73- 101 New Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2TW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVID, Atsham
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-09-28
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Team Factors
Team Factors LTD
A registered charge1 property24/02/202104/06/2024

Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-24