1888 AUCTIONEERS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12653603 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-08
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
50
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 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-37 |
| Net assets | — | £-37 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 1888 AUCTIONEERS LTD
- 2020-06-08➕GIBBONS, Jason Lee appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08➕MURRAY, Warren John appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08➕SOLOMON, Steven Eric appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Warren John Murray Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/06/2020 |
Mr Jason Lee Gibbons Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/06/2020 |
Mr Steven Eric Solomon Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/06/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
50 Grantley Drive
Birmingham
B37 5LW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GIBBONS, Jason Lee→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Warren John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOLOMON, Steven Eric→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31