SODEXO SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00997828 · ltd · incorporated 1970-12-22
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 45.5y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
30 officers (1 active, 30 linked, 25 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
233 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 101
Profitable
Profit before tax £119,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101
Metric2024-08-31
Profit before tax£119.0k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2025-12-18
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    SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.1) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  3. 2025-12-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-27
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  6. 2024-08-20
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  7. 2023-07-07
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  8. 2022-06-08
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  9. 2021-10-12
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  10. 2020-09-03
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  11. 2019-08-19
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  12. 2019-07-31
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  13. 2019-07-30
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  14. 2018-08-04
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  15. 2018-08-03
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  16. 2018-07-31
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  17. 2017-06-06
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  18. 2013-03-28
    ➕
    CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-28
    ➖
    ANDREW, Philip Richard resigned
    director
  20. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    ANDREW, Philip Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph resigned
    director
  22. 2008-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #7
  23. 2008-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. resigned
    director
  25. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.1) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-08-29
    ➕
    COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2007-03-05
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 2007-03-05
    ➖
    WHITE, Debra Jayne resigned
    director
  29. 2004-03-01
    ➖
    SHIPMAN, Mark resigned
    director
  30. 2004-01-31
    ➖
    ADAMS, Mark Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2004-01-31
    ➕
    WHITE, Debra Jayne appointed
    director
  32. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    ADAMS, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2002-04-22
    ➖
    FORD, David Stuart resigned
    director
  34. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    SHIPMAN, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    MCCOLE, Charles Joseph resigned
    director
  36. 2000-01-31
    ➖
    REED, Alan Leslie resigned
    director
  37. 1999-08-31
    ➖
    MEAD, Noel Arthur resigned
    secretary
  38. 1999-08-31
    ➕
    SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1999-08-31
    ➖
    COOKSON, Timothy resigned
    director
  40. 1997-12-17
    ➖
    GORDON, Simon Michael resigned
    secretary
  41. 1997-12-01
    ➖
    PARRY, Gordon Samuel David, Lord Parry Of Neyland resigned
    director
  42. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    MEAD, Noel Arthur appointed
    secretary
  43. 1997-10-31
    ➖
    ALIBRIO, Anthony resigned
    director
  44. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    FORD, David Stuart appointed
    director
  45. 1997-10-31
    ➖
    GUZZO, Joseph James resigned
    director
  46. 1997-10-31
    ➖
    HYATT, Lawrence Eliot resigned
    director
  47. 1997-10-31
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    JANTZEN, Robert John resigned
    director
  48. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    MCCOLE, Charles Joseph appointed
    director
  49. 1997-10-31
    ➖
    O'DELL, Charles Dewayne resigned
    director
  50. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    REED, Alan Leslie appointed
    director
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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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED resigned 2025-12-18; SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.1) LIMITED resigned 2025-12-18

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.

Group structure

Sodexo Management Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sodexo Management Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SODEXO SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 00997828

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
Sodexo Management Services Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1970-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

One
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 29 resigned)

CARTER, Stuart Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAIN, Trevor John→
secretary · resigned 1997-06-03
Resigned
GORDON, Simon Michael→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-25 · resigned 1997-12-17
Resigned
MEAD, Noel Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned
SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
ADAMS, Mark Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned
ALIBRIO, Anthony→
director · ~82y · appointed 1995-11-25 · resigned 1997-10-31
Resigned
ANDREW, Philip Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2013-03-28
Resigned
BERKELEY, Carl Henri→
director · ~90y · resigned 1995-11-25
Resigned
BERKELEY, Jennifer→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-06-04 · resigned 1995-11-25
Resigned
BERKELEY, Klaas→
director · ~97y · resigned 1995-11-25
Resigned
BRAIN, Trevor John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-25 · resigned 1997-06-03
Resigned
BRAIN, Trevor John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-05-10 · resigned 1995-11-25
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
COOKSON, Timothy→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-10-03 · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned
COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-08-29 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
FORD, David Stuart→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2002-04-22
Resigned
GUZZO, Joseph James→
director · ~87y · appointed 1995-11-25 · resigned 1997-10-31
Resigned
HOOPER, Percy Arthur→
director · ~102y · resigned 1995-11-25
Resigned
HYATT, Lawrence Eliot→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-25 · resigned 1997-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Deposit agreement1 property21/09/199309/09/2008
satisfied
Berkeley Cleaning Co. (Management) Pty
Berkeley Cleaning Co. (Management) Pty Limited
Debenture1 property07/03/198607/07/1988
satisfied
Berkeley Cleaning Co (Mgt) Pty .
Berkeley Cleaning Co (Mgt) Pty Limited.
Debenture1 property20/06/198507/07/1988
outstanding
Berkeley Cleaning Co (Mgt) Pty .
Berkeley Cleaning Co (Mgt) Pty LTD.
Debenture1 property27/06/1984—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property14/06/198409/09/2008
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Letter of charge.1 property04/05/1984—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/10/1980—
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Recent filings (233 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-19