16 INTERACTIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
05432278 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-21
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£110.6k
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
58 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £110,569
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£111k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£376k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£75k£150k£226k£301k£376kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£119.2k£305.4k
Current assets£375.9k£362.0k
Cash£18.4k£39.8k
Debtors£357.5k£322.2k
Net assets£110.6k£106.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-07-28
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-07-28
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  5. 2025-07-28
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  6. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-04-30
    GREEN, Martin Donald resigned
    director
  17. 2005-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16 INTERACTIVE LTD
  18. 2005-04-21
    CLOUGH, Graham Bruce appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-04-21
    CLOUGH, Alexander James appointed
    director
  20. 2005-04-21
    GREEN, Martin Donald 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 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alex Clough
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

6 Rockfield Business Park
Old Station Drive
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 0AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CLOUGH, Graham Bruce
secretary · appointed 2005-04-21
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Active
CLOUGH, Alexander James
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-04-21
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Active
GREEN, Martin Donald
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-21 · resigned 2010-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-28
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-07-28
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-11