168 PROPERTY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14978865 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£41.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,611

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£42k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£19.7k
Current assets£20.6k
Net assets£41.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
12
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
12
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-07
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2026-01-30
    LIN, Guodong appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-30
    WONG, Sio Lan resigned
    director
  7. 2026-01-30
    ZHENG, Lian Zi resigned
    director
  8. 2026-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2026-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2026-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2026-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2026-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-01-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2024-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2023-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 168 PROPERTY LTD
  21. 2023-07-04
    WONG, Sio Lan appointed
    director
  22. 2023-07-04
    ZHENG, Lian Zi appointed
    director
  23. 2023-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WONG, Sio Lan resigned 2026-01-30; ZHENG, Lian Zi resigned 2026-01-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guodong Lin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dr Sio Lan Wongceased 30/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Lian Zi Zhengceased 30/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

7 Bellfield
Northfield
Birmingham
B31 1FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LIN, Guodong
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-01-30
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Active
WONG, Sio Lan
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-07-04 · resigned 2026-01-30
Resigned
ZHENG, Lian Zi
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-04 · resigned 2026-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-30