9FIN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10451957 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-28
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Hygiene score: 8590
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£46.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £46,087,615
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,607,262 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24m
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£46m
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£45m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12m£24m£36m£48m£60mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£48.15M£53.69M
Current assets£45.40M£60.20M
Cash£23.70M£46.33M
Debtors£21.70M£13.87M
Net assets£46.09M£53.69M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
13
filings
  • 9 capital
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-20
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2026-06-04
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-04-18
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2026-04-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2026-04-18
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2026-04-15
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2026-04-15
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2026-04-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2026-04-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2026-03-12
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2026-02-24
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2026-02-24
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2025-10-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2025-09-29
    ✏️
    legacy
    change-of-name · RP04SH01
  16. 2025-09-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2025-09-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2025-09-04
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2025-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  20. 2025-07-14
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  21. 2025-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2025-07-01
    LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2025-06-30
    OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2025-06-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2025-05-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  26. 2025-03-17
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  27. 2024-12-12
    MULLEN, Fergal Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 2024-12-12
    NIEDER, Harald resigned
    director
  29. 2024-02-11
    LASKA, Aleksandra resigned
    director
  30. 2024-02-11
    NIEDER, Harald appointed
    director
  31. 2022-11-17
    FINKELSTEIN, Alexander Joseph appointed
    director
  32. 2022-11-17
    WENNERGREN, Marie Jae-Hee resigned
    director
  33. 2021-08-17
    LASKA, Aleksandra appointed
    director
  34. 2021-08-17
    MATUSCHKA, Gabriel resigned
    director
  35. 2021-08-17
    WENNERGREN, Marie Jae-Hee appointed
    director
  36. 2019-07-09
    MATUSCHKA, Gabriel appointed
    director
  37. 2017-09-26
    OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2016-11-04
    EL-SHEIKH, Hussam appointed
    director
  39. 2016-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 9FIN LIMITED
  40. 2016-10-28
    HUNTER, Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-29: legacy

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8th Floor 100 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
EL-SHEIKH, Hussam
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-04
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Active
FINKELSTEIN, Alexander Joseph
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-11-17
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Active
HUNTER, Steven
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-10-28
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Active
MULLEN, Fergal Joseph
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-09-26 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
LASKA, Aleksandra
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-08-17 · resigned 2024-02-11
Resigned
MATUSCHKA, Gabriel
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-07-09 · resigned 2021-08-17
Resigned
NIEDER, Harald
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-02-11 · resigned 2024-12-12
Resigned
WENNERGREN, Marie Jae-Hee
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-08-17 · resigned 2022-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-06-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-03-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-02