24X7 (SURREY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13808858 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-20
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  3. 2025-09-01
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  4. 2025-09-01
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2025-06-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-05
    HENLEY, Harvey Benjamin resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-16
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  10. 2024-09-22
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  11. 2024-09-07
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  12. 2024-09-07
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  13. 2023-11-16
    MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-19
    HENLEY, Harvey Benjamin appointed
    director
  17. 2022-04-19
    MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence resigned
    director
  18. 2022-04-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-04-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-04-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2022-04-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2022-04-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2021-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24X7 (SURREY) LIMITED
  24. 2021-12-20
    MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence appointed
    director
  25. 2021-12-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

24x7 (Ventures) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
24x7 (Ventures) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
24X7 (SURREY) LIMITED
This company · 13808858

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
24x7 (Ventures) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Habeben Holdings Limitedceased 30/05/2025· 25-50% shares

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.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · CM postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
123PL LIMITED
15882160 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
247 CARGO EXPORT LTD
14184905 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
24X7 (TRADING) LIMITED
12146684 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
250250 TAXIS LIMITED
11269169 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
7DAYS LOGISTICS LTD
16809919 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
A 2 B CONSULTANTS LIMITED
11471190 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
A GRAINGER TRANSPORT LTD
06999387 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
16y
A2B CONTRACT CARS LTD
11214525 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
AB07 LIMITED
12152552 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
ABAKARE DYNAMICS LIMITED
16028255 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ABI EI LTD
09231930 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
ABJAN LIMITED
16087984 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Little Easton Manor Park Road
Little Easton
Dunmow
Essex
CM6 2JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENLEY, Harvey Benjamin
director · ~25y · appointed 2022-04-19 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-12-20 · resigned 2022-04-19
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-16
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-16