268 HIGH STREET LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15030736 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2 |
| Current assets | — | £2 |
| Net assets | — | £2 |
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
8
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 268 HIGH STREET LTD
- 2023-07-26➕SILK, Andrew Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2023-07-26➕SILK, Karen Marie appointeddirector
- 2023-07-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Karen Marie Silk Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/07/2023 |
Mr Andrew Nicholas Silk Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/07/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Nicholas Silkceased 26/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Karen Marie Silkceased 26/07/2023· 25-50% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98200 — Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Registered office
342 Bloomfield Road
Bath
BA2 2PB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SILK, Andrew Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SILK, Karen Marie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-26