1914 VENTURES LIMITED
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-04➖GRUNDY CASTANOS, Percy Eduardo resigneddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-14➖BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 1914 VENTURES LIMITED
- 2022-03-03➕BALOGUN, Ibitunde Odutola appointeddirector
- 2022-03-03➕BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-03➕GRUNDY CASTANOS, Percy Eduardo appointeddirector
- 2022-03-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple 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.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Goldtruck Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 03/03/2022 |
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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