COMPELLO SERVICES GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC189364 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-15

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.9y

25/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £1,003,229

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Profit before tax	£-1.00M	—
Average employees	88	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
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HAILSTONE, Caroline Helen appointed
director
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-15
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LANG, Julie resigned
director
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
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LANG, Julie appointed
director
2022-05-04
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-07-11
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-07-11
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-07-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-07-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2016-11-18
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-11-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-11-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-07-02
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WATSON, Robert Kevin appointed
secretary
2013-03-13
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MCKECHNIE, Neil Andrew resigned
secretary
2012-07-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2012-06-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-10-26
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MCKECHNIE, Neil Andrew appointed
secretary
2010-10-26
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TAYLOR, Lesley resigned
secretary
2009-12-10
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CRUICKSHANK, Kevin resigned
director
2009-12-10
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MORRISON, Robert Scott resigned
director
2006-09-04
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TAYLOR-PHILIP, Lesley appointed
director
2005-11-28
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HAILSTONE, John Clifford resigned
secretary
2005-11-28
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TAYLOR, Lesley appointed
secretary
2005-10-12
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CLARK, Grace Mcarthur resigned
secretary
2005-10-12
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HAILSTONE, John Clifford appointed
secretary
2005-10-12
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CRUICKSHANK, Kevin appointed
director
2005-10-12
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MORRISON, Robert Scott appointed
director
2003-09-30
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CHAUHDRY, Yusuf resigned
secretary
2003-09-30
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CLARK, Grace Mcarthur appointed
secretary
1998-09-30
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HAILSTONE, John Clifford appointed
director
1998-09-30
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CHAUHDRY, Yusuf appointed
secretary
1998-09-15
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Company incorporated
As COMPELLO SERVICES GROUP LTD
1998-09-15
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1998-09-15
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1998-09-15
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MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1998-09-15
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MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Clifford Hailstone Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/09/2016

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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

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🔒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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-09-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

19 St. Vincent Place

Ground Floor, Queens House

Glasgow

G1 2DT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-29

Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

WATSON, Robert Kevin→

secretary · appointed 2013-07-02

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Active

HAILSTONE, Caroline Helen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-15

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Active

HAILSTONE, John Clifford→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-09-30

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Active

TAYLOR-PHILIP, Lesley→

director · ~44y · appointed 2006-09-04

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Active

CHAUHDRY, Yusuf→

secretary · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2003-09-30

Resigned

CLARK, Grace Mcarthur→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2005-10-12

Resigned

HAILSTONE, John Clifford→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2005-11-28

Resigned

MCKECHNIE, Neil Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2010-10-26 · resigned 2013-03-13

Resigned

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-15 · resigned 1998-09-15

Resigned

TAYLOR, Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2010-10-26

Resigned

CRUICKSHANK, Kevin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2009-12-10

Resigned

LANG, Julie→

director · ~53y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2025-01-15

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen→

nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1998-09-15 · resigned 1998-09-15

Resigned

MORRISON, Robert Scott→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2009-12-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/11/2016	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/11/2016	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/11/2016	—
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	Floating charge	1 property	10/07/2012	11/07/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	11/06/2012	11/07/2019

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Recent filings (109 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-02-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-06

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2022-05-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2022-02-24