16 MILL LANE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07308733 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-08
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £94
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£297
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£123£246£370£493£616Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£61.6k£61.7k
Current assets£297£616
Cash£94£376
Debtors£203£240
Net assets£3£3

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-26
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-09-24
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2016-08-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2014-11-14
    SAWH, Sergio Bal appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-14
    JONES, Laura Marguerite resigned
    director
  18. 2014-05-30
    HIRSCH, Christian appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-30
    CITY & SUBURB PROPERTIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2011-12-10
    JONES, Robert Edgar resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-09
    GRACE, Victoria Carver appointed
    director
  22. 2010-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 MILL LANE LIMITED
  23. 2010-07-08
    JONES, Robert Edgar appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-07-08
    JONES, Laura Marguerite appointed
    director
  25. 2010-07-08
    CITY & SUBURB PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sergio Bal Sawh
Individual · Trinidadian · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Marketa Sawh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Victoria Carver Grace
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Christian Hirsch
Individual · Austrian · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Giselbrecht-Hirsch
Individual · Austrian · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10 Carlton Close
London
NW3 7UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GRACE, Victoria Carver
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-08-09
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Active
HIRSCH, Christian
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-05-30
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Active
SAWH, Sergio Bal
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-14
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Active
JONES, Robert Edgar
secretary · appointed 2010-07-08 · resigned 2011-12-10
Resigned
JONES, Laura Marguerite
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-07-08 · resigned 2014-11-14
Resigned
CITY & SUBURB PROPERTIES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2010-07-08 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-07