8 SERVICES LTD

🌱Startupactive
17088018 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-12
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8 SERVICES LTD
  2. 2026-03-12
    BULMER, Adam James appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-03-12
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-12
    WENSLEY, Christopher appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

8 Topco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
8 Topco Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
8 SERVICES LTD
This company · 17088018

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
8 Topco Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/03/2026

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
Incorporated2026-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Mulberry Square
London
SW1W 8BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-12
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BULMER, Adam James
secretary · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active
EDWARDS, Nicholas John
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active
WENSLEY, Christopher
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-12