216 FINANCE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14953079 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
77
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 £2,167

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£1k£154£1k£2k£4kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-2.2k
Current assets£3.6k
Cash£3.6k
Net assets£-2.2k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-24
    KAY, Matthew Andrew resigned
    director
  5. 2024-07-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 216 FINANCE LIMITED
  7. 2023-06-22
    PALMER, Luke appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-22
    PARRY, Christopher appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-22
    TAYLOR, Daniel appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-22
    KAY, Matthew Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-22
    📄
    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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Fortis Insolvency Ltd, 683-687 Wilmslow Road
Manchester
Lancashire
M20 6RE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PALMER, Luke
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-22
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Active
PARRY, Christopher
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-06-22
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Active
TAYLOR, Daniel
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-22
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Active
KAY, Matthew Andrew
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-06-22 · resigned 2024-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-22