HELIOS OUTSOURCING (UK) LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive

SC327396 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-09

Investment thesis

Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.

Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.

Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2023

Net worth

£-184.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

57/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

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

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

57/100Worth 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

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £184,359

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£436

Net Worth

-£184k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-03-31
Cash	£436
Net assets	£-184.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-09-12
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-19
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-11
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-10-11
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ROBERTSON, Stewart resigned
secretary
2007-07-09
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Company incorporated
As HELIOS OUTSOURCING (UK) LIMITED
2007-07-09
➕
KOPEC, Paul David, Manging Director appointed
director
2007-07-09
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ROBERTSON, Stewart appointed
secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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: 2025-06-21

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Manging Director Paul David Kopec Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2007-07-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Portland Road

Kilmarnock

KA1 2BT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2025-06-21OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2023-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KOPEC, Paul David, Manging Director→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-07-09

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Active

ROBERTSON, Stewart→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-09 · resigned 2011-10-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-09-12

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-03-21

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-23

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-23

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-03-22

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-07-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-16