ENIGMA PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC225040 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-07
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
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
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-02-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-05-01
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    MAINS, David Mcleod resigned
    director
  17. 2017-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Factors Leicester Limited
  20. 2005-11-08
    ➕
    HANLEY, Benet Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-01
    ➖
    FAWCETT, Neil resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-10-09
    ➕
    MAINS, David Mcleod appointed
    director
  23. 2005-09-26
    ➖
    FAWCETT, Neil resigned
    director
  24. 2005-08-17
    ➖
    HANLEY, Benet Paul resigned
    secretary
  25. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    HANLEY, Benet Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    HANLEY, Benet Paul appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    WARDLAW, Heather resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    WARDLAW, Heather appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-11-12
    ➕
    FAWCETT, Neil appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-11-12
    ➖
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2001-11-12
    ➕
    FAWCETT, Neil appointed
    director
  32. 2001-11-12
    ➖
    MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 2001-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ENIGMA PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  34. 2001-11-07
    ➕
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2001-11-07
    ➕
    MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benet Paul Hanley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

7 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh
7 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 5DY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HANLEY, Benet Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANLEY, Benet Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAWCETT, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-12 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
HANLEY, Benet Paul→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2005-08-17
Resigned
WARDLAW, Heather→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2001-11-12
Resigned
FAWCETT, Neil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-11-12 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned
MAINS, David Mcleod→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-09 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2001-11-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Leicester Limited
Floating charge1 property23/10/200728/02/2025

Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-13