16CS OPERATIONS LTD

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13276207 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-18
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-02-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-13
    SOPHER, Daniel Richard Murad resigned
    director
  9. 2022-04-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-09-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-09-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2021-04-26
    ROSSOZ, Alexandre appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16CS OPERATIONS LTD
  15. 2021-03-18
    SOPHER, Daniel Richard Murad appointed
    director
  16. 2021-03-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Group structure

16cs Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
16cs Holding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
16CS OPERATIONS LTD
This company · 13276207

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
16cs Holding Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/03/2021

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

2nd Floor Connaught House, 1-3 Mount Street
(Entrance Via Davies Street)
London
W1K 3NB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROSSOZ, Alexandre
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-26
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Active
SOPHER, Daniel Richard Murad
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-03-18 · resigned 2022-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-26