1602 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05808483 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-73.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £73,788

Net assets shrinking

Down £121,743 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£74k

↓ 254% YoY

Current Assets

£544

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-73.8k	£48.0k
Current assets	£544	£755
Net assets	£-73.8k	£48.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-29
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2023-12-29
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2022-12-29
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2021-12-29
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2021-03-07
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2019-12-30
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2018-12-31
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2018-12-24
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accounts · AA01
2017-07-13
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accounts · AA
2017-02-27
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accounts · AA
2016-05-12
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2016-05-12
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2006-05-08
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Company incorporated
As 1602 LIMITED
2006-05-08
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SINGH, Reeva Robert appointed
secretary
2006-05-08
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SINGH, Reeva Robert appointed
director
2006-05-08
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SINGH, Tina appointed
director
2006-05-08
➕
SMALL FIRMS SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-05-08
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SMALL FIRMS SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-05-08
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SMALL FIRMS DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-05-08
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SMALL FIRMS DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Reeva Robert Singh Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Tina Singh Individual · Swedish · DOB 09/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-05-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Bray Court

Maidenhead

Berkshire

SL6 2DR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-22

Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SINGH, Reeva Robert→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-08

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Active

SINGH, Reeva Robert→

director · ~49y · appointed 2006-05-08

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Active

SINGH, Tina→

director · ~48y · appointed 2006-05-08

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Active

SMALL FIRMS SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2006-05-08

Resigned

SMALL FIRMS DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2006-05-08

Resigned

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