1898 LONDON LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
12945761 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-13
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08➕GU, Xiangyang appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 1898 LONDON LTD.
- 2020-10-13➕BRYAN, Ross appointeddirector
- 2020-10-13➕PILCHER, Simon appointeddirector
- 2020-10-13📄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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Pilcher Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/10/2020 |
Ross Bryan Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABSOLUTE SALES AND PURCHASING LTD→ 10532713 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ALL STEELS (SCUNTHORPE) LTD→ 14588415 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| AOLIN LTD→ 15466835 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APEXJ LTD→ 17006936 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARDENT (GROUP) LIMITED→ 08401600 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ARDENT LIMITED→ 05646011 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AROKS INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 16175703 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ART CANDLES UK LTD→ 08305836 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
Wellington House Aviator Court
Clifton Moor
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4UZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
GU, Xiangyang→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PILCHER, Simon→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08