18TH DESIGN LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.0k | £-29.5k |
| Current assets | £6.8k | £10.7k |
| Net assets | £-33.0k | £-46.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-04-04✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2018-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 18TH DESIGN LIMITED
- 2018-02-21➕PERRIN, Greta Natacha appointeddirector
- 2018-02-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Greta Natacha Perrin Individual · French · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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