1903 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13596401 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-29➕SKETCHLEY, Tim appointeddirector
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-02➕BATTEN, Victoria Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➖SEMEDALAS, Maria resigneddirector
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-08➖HARDING, Philip resigneddirector
- 2022-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-28➕SEMEDALAS, Maria appointeddirector
- 2022-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-21➕PICKERING, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 1903 LIMITED
- 2021-09-01➕EMBLING, Joanna Michelle, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕SAUNDERS-DAVIES, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕HARDING, Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Quintin Hogg Trustee Company is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Quintin Hogg Trustee Company
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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1903 LIMITED
This company · 13596401
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quintin Hogg Trustee Company Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 SOUND ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED→ 08399206 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 10804519 LIMITED→ 10804519 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 109 STUDIOS LTD→ 14341272 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 10TH PLANET MILTON KEYNES LTD→ 16698517 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 111 MUSIC GROUP LTD→ 15843348 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 111 RECORDS LTD→ 17077536 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 GOING ON 30 MUSICAL LTD→ 15912563 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 13G30 INVESTMENT LTD→ 15975397 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1408 GAME STUDIO LTD→ 16801695 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 180 COLLECTIVE LTD→ 15237600 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
BATTEN, Victoria Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EMBLING, Joanna Michelle, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PICKERING, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAUNDERS-DAVIES, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-09-01
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SKETCHLEY, Tim→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2025-09-29
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HARDING, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2023-01-08
SEMEDALAS, Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2024-03-28
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-01