EPOS DIRECT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC485143 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-28
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81100SIC 81100
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-01-15
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    AMISSAH-MENSAH, Joseph Kojo resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-01-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-11-14
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    BOAKYE, Francis Appiah appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-10-27
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    BOAKYE, Francis Appiah appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-10-27
    ➕
    AMISSAH-MENSAH, Joseph Kojo appointed
    director
  14. 2023-10-27
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    APPIAH-BOAKYE, Francis resigned
    director
  15. 2023-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-10-27
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    officers · AP03
  18. 2023-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2023-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-10-09
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    AKONNOR, Jacqueline Yvonne resigned
    director
  23. 2017-02-28
    ➕
    APPIAH-BOAKYE, Francis appointed
    director
  24. 2016-11-04
    ➖
    APPIAH, Emmanuel Kwaku resigned
    director
  25. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    AKONNOR, Jacqueline Yvonne appointed
    director
  26. 2014-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As EPOS DIRECT LTD
  27. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    APPIAH, Emmanuel Kwaku appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Appiah Boakye
Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/01/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Joseph Kojo Amissah-Mensahceased 15/01/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Francis Appiah Boakyeceased 27/10/2023· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Emmanuel Kwaku Appiahceased 16/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Summit House
4-5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOAKYE, Francis Appiah→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-27
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Active
BOAKYE, Francis Appiah→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-11-14
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Active
AKONNOR, Jacqueline Yvonne→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2020-10-09
Resigned
AMISSAH-MENSAH, Joseph Kojo→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-27 · resigned 2024-01-15
Resigned
APPIAH, Emmanuel Kwaku→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2016-11-04
Resigned
APPIAH-BOAKYE, Francis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-28 · resigned 2023-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-27