16 MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
02643898 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £60,792

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£61k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£61k-£61k-£61k-£61k-£61k-£61kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-60.8k£-60.8k
Debtors£125.2k£125.2k
Net assets£-60.8k£-60.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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  2. 2025-01-13
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  3. 2024-01-26
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  4. 2023-01-18
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  5. 2022-01-27
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  6. 2021-01-28
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  7. 2020-01-29
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  8. 2018-10-31
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  9. 2018-01-31
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  10. 2017-02-02
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  11. 2016-01-19
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  12. 2015-09-16
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  13. 2015-01-29
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  14. 2014-09-17
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  15. 2014-03-19
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  16. 2010-10-13
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    CLOUGH, Graham appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-10-13
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    WOODCOCK, Guy Edward Christopher, Major resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-10-13
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    TAYLOR, Roger Bruce resigned
    director
  19. 2010-10-13
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    WOODCOCK, Guy Edward Christopher, Major resigned
    director
  20. 2008-10-10
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    TAYLOR, Roger Bruce appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-17
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    HICKS, Philip resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-03-06
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    HICKS, Philip appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-09-12
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Alexander James appointed
    director
  24. 2001-11-02
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    BRAZIER, Mark Jonathan resigned
    director
  25. 1991-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 MANAGEMENT LTD
  26. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, Guy Edward Christopher, Major appointed
    secretary
  27. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1991-09-06
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1991-09-06
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    BRAZIER, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  30. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, Guy Edward Christopher, Major appointed
    director

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander James Clough
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

19 Gratton Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 2BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CLOUGH, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-13
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Active
CLOUGH, Alexander James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HICKS, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-06 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
WOODCOCK, Guy Edward Christopher, Major→
secretary · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 2010-10-13
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1991-09-06
Resigned
BRAZIER, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~85y · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 2001-11-02
Resigned
TAYLOR, Roger Bruce→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2010-10-13
Resigned
WOODCOCK, Guy Edward Christopher, Major→
director · ~66y · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 2010-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

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2025-09-10
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2025-01-13
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2024-09-18
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2024-01-26
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2023-09-07
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2023-01-18
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2022-09-11
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2022-01-27
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2021-09-09
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2021-01-28
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2020-09-14
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2020-01-29
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2019-09-16
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2018-10-31