16TEN LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14086020 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-04
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-07-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-14📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-08-15➕TODD, Lucinda Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 16TEN LIMITED
- 2022-05-04➕KIMMINS, Sophie Laura appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lucinda Jane Todd Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/08/2022 |
Mrs Sophie Laura Kimmins Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Registered office
32 Portland Terrace
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 1QP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KIMMINS, Sophie Laura→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TODD, Lucinda Jane→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-07-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-14