183SSNN LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15047513 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-03
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£210.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £210,465
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£210k
↑ 808% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.1k | £29.8k |
| Current assets | £12.1k | £12.5k |
| Cash | — | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £210.5k | £23.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-05➖GHOSH, Neildeep resigneddirector
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-12➕HAMPTON, David Ellerington appointeddirector
- 2023-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 183SSNN LTD
- 2023-08-03➕GHOSH, Samit appointeddirector
- 2023-08-03➕GHOSH, Neildeep appointeddirector
- 2023-08-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samit Ghosh Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | — | — | board controlboard control | 03/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Samit Ghoshceased 05/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| A.J. & R.PALMER LIMITED→ 01708324 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| AARON WILKINSON LIMITED→ 15172225 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCESS ELECTRICAL (SERVICES) LIMITED→ 01084120 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| ACTIVE ELECTRONICS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 11353042 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AERIALS, SATELLITES AND CABLES LIMITED→ 07800695 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AFRICAN COFFEE LIMITED→ 11395342 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AFRIGROCER LIMITED→ 16843960 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONS LIMITED→ 06590688 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AGROKOM LTD→ 07429273 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Registered office
60 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GHOSH, Samit→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-08-03
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HAMPTON, David Ellerington→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-10-12
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GHOSH, Neildeep→
Resigneddirector · ~24y · appointed 2023-08-03 · resigned 2025-12-05
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Recent filings (17 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-12