18 RECRUITMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11591670 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-118.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £118,654
Net assets shrinking
Down £118,991 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
-£119k
↓ 35309% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £127.1k | £86.9k |
| Current assets | £1.04M | £1.17M |
| Cash | £17.5k | £68.3k |
| Debtors | £1.03M | £1.10M |
| Net assets | £-118.7k | £337 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2018-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2018-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2018-09-27➕ALGER, Scott Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-09-27➕LAMB, Carla Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Carla Catherine Lamb Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 27/09/2018 |
Mr Scott Anthony Alger Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1320 EVENTS LTD→ 11135727 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Coopers House
65a Wingletye Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALGER, Scott Anthony→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, Carla Catherine→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 15/11/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 31/10/2018 | 11/11/2021 |
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Recent filings (60 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30