16PROTONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08814031 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-13
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-11➕ENDRIGO BIBEL, Marina Grisela appointeddirector
- 2013-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 16PROTONS LTD
- 2013-12-13➕ANDRES CARRASCO, Carlos appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mrs Marina Grisela Endrigo Bibel Individual · Spanish · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Carlos Andres Carrasco Individual · Spanish · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANDRES CARRASCO, Carlos→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ENDRIGO BIBEL, Marina Grisela→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-29