814 2 LTD

🌱Startupactive
15924743 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-29
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (56/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-09-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-04-20
    HUME, Jamie Alan appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-20
    FARMER, Darren resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-08-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 814 2 LTD
  10. 2024-08-29
    FARMER, Darren appointed
    director
  11. 2024-08-29
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-17: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-04-23: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Alan Hume
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75100%
75-100% shares01/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Farmerceased 20/04/2025· 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
Incorporated2024-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

84 Pascal Close
Corby
NN17 4AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUME, Jamie Alan
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-20
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Active
FARMER, Darren
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-29 · resigned 2025-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-29