168 INVESTMENT LTD
💤Zombieactive
11962443 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-110.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 5.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £110,138
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£110k
Current Assets
£432k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £694.7k |
| Current assets | £432.4k |
| Net assets | £-110.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-11🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Vida Bank Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans
- 2025-12-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-07-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-05-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2023-06-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2022-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2022-01-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2019-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 168 INVESTMENT LTD
- 2019-04-25➕WU, Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Wu Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Suite 6 Beauford Court
Admirals Way
London
E14 9XL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Vida Bank Trading as Vida Homeloans Vida Bank Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/06/2023 | 10/07/2025 | |
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/08/2020 | 28/07/2023 |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-29