1914 VENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13951111 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
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
18 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,361

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£5k-£5k-£5k-£5k-£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£272.6k
Net assets£-5.4k

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
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-04
    GRUNDY CASTANOS, Percy Eduardo resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2023-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-02-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2023-02-14
    BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2023-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 1914 VENTURES LIMITED
  17. 2022-03-03
    BALOGUN, Ibitunde Odutola appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-03
    BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2022-03-03
    GRUNDY CASTANOS, Percy Eduardo appointed
    director
  20. 2022-03-03
    📄
    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.

Group structure

Goldtruck Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Goldtruck Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
1914 VENTURES LIMITED
This company · 13951111

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Goldtruck Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control03/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Tttt Ventures Limitedceased 10/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

94 Glebelands Close
London
N12 0AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BALOGUN, Ibitunde Odutola
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-03-03
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Active
BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2023-02-14
Resigned
GRUNDY CASTANOS, Percy Eduardo
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2024-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-16