116 RACING LTD

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11630418 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-11-08
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-10-31
    GARDINER, Derek resigned
    secretary
  12. 2018-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 116 RACING LTD
  13. 2018-10-18
    BATE, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2018-10-18
    GARDINER, Derek appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-10-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Bate
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Derek Gardinerceased 25/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

196 Huddersfield Road
Stalybridge
Oldham
SK15 3DL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BATE, Mark
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-10-18
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Active
GARDINER, Derek
secretary · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29