1781 INVESTMENTS

🏛️Establishedactive
12327814 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2019-11-21
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-10-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-09-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-12-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-11-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-10-07
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2024-10-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-02-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-01-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-01-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-01-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  12. 2022-11-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-08-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-06-29
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2021-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2021-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2020-12-04
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    capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
    capital · SH09
  18. 2020-12-04
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    capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
    capital · SH09
  19. 2020-12-04
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    capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
    capital · SH09
  20. 2019-11-27
    HAWKSMOOR TRUSTEES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2019-11-27
    ROCHESTER TRUSTEES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2019-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 1781 INVESTMENTS
  23. 2019-11-21
    ASPREY, William Rolls appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Hawksmoor Trustees Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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Rochester Trustees Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1781 INVESTMENTS
This company · 12327814

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hawksmoor Trustees Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest27/11/2019
Rochester Trustees Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest21/11/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2019-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

71 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ASPREY, William Rolls
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-11-21
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Active
HAWKSMOOR TRUSTEES LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2019-11-27
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Active
ROCHESTER TRUSTEES LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2019-11-27
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Recent filings (36 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-28
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09