1640 LTD

💤Zombieactive
13334233 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-12-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-12-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-12-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-12-01
    ZHANG, Jing appointed
    director
  10. 2021-12-01
    WANG, Ying resigned
    director
  11. 2021-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-07-01
    WANG, Ying appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-01
    ZHU, Yan resigned
    director
  15. 2021-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1640 LTD
  16. 2021-04-14
    ZHU, Yan appointed
    director
  17. 2021-04-14
    📄
    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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jing Zhang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1997 · age 29
75100%
75-100% shares01/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Yan Zhuceased 01/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

6 Church Street
Windsor
SL4 1PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ZHANG, Jing
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-12-01
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Active
WANG, Ying
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
ZHU, Yan
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-14 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-13