168 MORTGAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
13557236 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£71.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,791

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£72k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£14k£29k£43k£57k£72kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£71.8k£38.5k
Current assets£28.7k£28.7k
Net assets£71.8k£38.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-11-01
    SUN, Xiao resigned
    director
  14. 2021-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 168 MORTGAGE LTD
  15. 2021-08-09
    WONG, Sio Lan appointed
    director
  16. 2021-08-09
    SUN, Xiao appointed
    director
  17. 2021-08-09
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    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sio Lan Wong
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/08/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Xiao Sunceased 08/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

7 Bellfield
Northfield
Birmingham
B31 1FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WONG, Sio Lan
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-08-09
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Active
SUN, Xiao
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-08-09 · resigned 2021-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16