1066 VAPES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14697792 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-01
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47260
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,585
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,240 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.6k£25.8k
Current assets£22.3k£38.1k
Cash£5.3k£9.8k
Net assets£11.6k£25.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-27
    PELLING, Stephanie resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-05-01
    PELLING, Stephanie appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-04
    MOON, Stephen William appointed
    director
  10. 2024-04-04
    WHITE, Steve Mark John appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-07
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1066 VAPES LIMITED
  14. 2023-03-01
    KEMP, Darren James appointed
    director
  15. 2023-03-01
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren James Kemp
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47260 — SIC 47260

Registered office

2-6 Sedlescombe Road North
St. Leonards-On-Sea
TN37 7DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

KEMP, Darren James
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
MOON, Stephen William
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-04-04
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Active
WHITE, Steve Mark John
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-04
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Active
PELLING, Stephanie
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-01