SENTINELS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 65/100 (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: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-30 | 2024-01-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-26📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2023-07-18📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-05-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08➕SANDILANDS, Kim appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs SENTINELS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2016-01-25➕SANDILANDS, Frank appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25➕BHOGAL, Manohar Singh appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25➖BHOGAL, Manohar Singh resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-24
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frank Sandilands Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kim Sandilands Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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