18TH LETTER LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 18TH LETTER LIMITED
- 2018-10-26➕ALEKSEEVA, Olga appointeddirector
- 2018-10-26➕HAINSWORTH, Michael Quddus appointeddirector
- 2018-10-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Quddus Hainsworth Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 26/10/2018 |
Mrs Olga Alekseeva Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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