MULTISERV (ASR) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01273683 · ltd · incorporated 1976-08-18

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (6 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2022-10-19
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restoration · AC92
2013-01-22
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-01-22
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Company dissolved
2012-10-09
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-09-27
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-01-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-01-24
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2011-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2011-11-01
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HOAD, Martin Roger Gregory resigned
director
2011-10-10
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officers · AP01
2011-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2011-10-03
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LECLERCQ, Herve Michal appointed
director
2011-10-03
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OAKES, Paul Harry appointed
director
2011-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-02-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-31
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-01-31
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-12-31
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BUTLER, Geoffrey Doy Hopson resigned
director
2010-12-31
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CUBITT, Michael Harry resigned
director
2010-12-10
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JANSEN, Johannes Gregorius Alphons Marie appointed
director
2010-12-10
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STUBBS, Graham Martin appointed
director
2010-12-10
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WHISTLER, Christopher Claude Lashmer appointed
director
2010-12-10
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HOAD, Martin Roger Gregory appointed
director
2010-12-10
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KIRKWOOD, Clyde resigned
director
2010-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-02-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-09-17
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legacy
officers · 288a
2009-09-17
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legacy
officers · 288b
2009-09-04
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KIRKWOOD, Clyde appointed
director
2009-08-24
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UNDERWOOD, Eric resigned
director
2009-01-28
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-16
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2003-06-06
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OAKES, Paul Harry appointed
secretary
2003-04-25
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GOULDING, Graham Thomas resigned
secretary
1999-04-30
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CRAVEN, John Lawrence resigned
director
1999-04-01
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LANCASTER, James David resigned
director
1998-06-07
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APPLEFORD, Heather Ann resigned
secretary
1998-06-07
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GOULDING, Graham Thomas appointed
secretary
1998-06-07
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APPLEFORD, Heather Ann resigned
director
1998-06-07
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BUTLER, Geoffrey Doy Hopson appointed
director
1998-06-07
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CUBITT, Michael Harry appointed
director
1998-06-07
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FEAVIOUR, Roger St Denis resigned
director
1998-06-07
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UNDERWOOD, Eric appointed
director
1995-05-01
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MILLER, Robert Thomas resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2013-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-02-05

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1976-08-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Harsco House

Regent Park

299 Kingston Road Leatherhead

Surrey

KT22 7SG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2013-09-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2011-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2017-02-05OVERDUE

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