HEBSERV LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC568932 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81100SIC 81100
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
  • 81222Specialised cleaning services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-20
    ➖
    BUCHANAN, John resigned
    director
  6. 2024-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-10-25
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HEBSERV LIMITED
  16. 2017-06-16
    ➕
    HUDA, Mihai Ioan appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-16
    ➕
    BUCHANAN, John appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mihai Ioan Huda
Individual · Romanian · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Buchananceased 03/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

Fruin
Lochcarnan
Isle Of South Uist
HS8 5PD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUDA, Mihai Ioan→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-06-16
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Active
BUCHANAN, John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-06-16 · resigned 2024-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-25