2-4 OQS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14110236 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 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
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-05-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-05-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2-4 OQS LIMITED
  11. 2022-05-16
    SAYERS, Frederick Erland appointed
    director
  12. 2022-05-16
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Old Queen Street Ventures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Old Queen Street Ventures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
2-4 OQS LIMITED
This company · 14110236

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
Old Queen Street Ventures Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

6 Old Queen Street
London
SW1H 9HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SAYERS, Frederick Erland
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-16
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-16