18 SP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04919481 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,716

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£539£1k£2k£2k£3kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.7k£1.4k
Current assets£2.7k£2.3k
Net assets£1.7k£1.4k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-17
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-11-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-11-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-11-29
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    SCHMID, Stephan appointed
    director
  9. 2022-11-29
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    HOLGATE, Andrew Frater resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2021-07-26
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  12. 2020-07-24
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  13. 2019-07-17
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  14. 2018-07-10
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  15. 2017-07-10
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  16. 2016-07-14
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  17. 2013-05-31
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    THE SHANTI SADAN COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  18. 2012-09-27
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    HOLGATE, Andrew Frater appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-03
    ➖
    LABAN, Becca resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-10-03
    ➖
    LABAN, Becca resigned
    director
  21. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    KAEMMERER, Oliver Gerhard appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    ZYCHOVA, Katerina resigned
    director
  23. 2007-03-09
    ➖
    TOPOLSKI, Shirley Rosa resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    ZYCHOVA, Katerina appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 18 SP LIMITED
  26. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    LABAN, Becca appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    TOPOLSKI, Shirley Rosa appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-10-02
    ➖
    LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    LABAN, Becca appointed
    director
  31. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-10-02
    ➖
    ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    THE SHANTI SADAN COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oliver Gerhard Kaemmerer
Individual · German · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Stephan Schmid
Individual · German · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Frater Holgateceased 29/11/2022· 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
Incorporated2003-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

18 Sutherland Place
London
W2 5BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KAEMMERER, Oliver Gerhard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHMID, Stephan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LABAN, Becca→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
TOPOLSKI, Shirley Rosa→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2007-03-09
Resigned
LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02
Resigned
HOLGATE, Andrew Frater→
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2022-11-29
Resigned
LABAN, Becca→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
ZYCHOVA, Katerina→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02
Resigned
THE SHANTI SADAN COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-26