256 LINK UP LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13963558 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-08
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£900
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82302Activities of conference organisers
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £900
Net assets shrinking
Down £90 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£900
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£9.1k£6.8k
Current assets£9.1k£6.8k
Net assets£900£990

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-02-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-05-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-11-15
    MATOVU, John appointed
    director
  13. 2022-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-06-08
    LUKONGE, Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 256 LINK UP LTD
  17. 2022-03-08
    KAVULU, Tommy appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tommy Kavulu
Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82301 — Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

Registered office

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KAVULU, Tommy
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-03-08
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Active
LUKONGE, Michael
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-06-08
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Active
MATOVU, John
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-11-15
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-15