1661 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12076881 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-01
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 73110Advertising agencies
- 74902Quantity surveying activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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, 4 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-30📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-07-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-03-21📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2023-12-07➖TSANG, Siu Ting resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-07➖TSANG, Siu Ting resigneddirector
- 2023-12-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 1661 LIMITED
- 2019-07-01➕WU, Ho Kei appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-01➕WU, Ho Kei appointeddirector
- 2019-07-01➕TSANG, Siu Ting appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-01➕TSANG, Siu Ting appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Ho Kei Wu Individual · Hong Konger · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Siu Ting Tsangceased 07/12/2023· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
TSANG, Siu Ting→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-07
TSANG, Siu Ting→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-07
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-07-30
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-07-30
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-03-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-21