1890 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15612160 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-03
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01➕GRACIE GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-05-01➖INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-01📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2026-05-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-20📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2026-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-05📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Pacific Bidco Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2024-05-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-24📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-05-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-24📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-05-23📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-05-23📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2024-05-23⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2024-05-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-22📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-05-20➕CARTER, Derek Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-05-20➕ROSE, Janet appointeddirector
- 2024-05-20➕WALTON, Gary Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2024-05-20➖THOMSON, Simon resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-20➕INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-05-20➖ALLNER, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2024-05-20➖COLLINS, Jonathan Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-05-20➖IBBETSON, Daniel Frederick resigneddirector
- 2024-05-20➖URWIN, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2024-05-20➖WILCOX, Alison resigneddirector
- 2024-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 1890 LIMITED
- 2024-04-03➕WUNDERLICH, Ralf Klaus appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03➕THOMSON, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-03➕ALLNER, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03➕COLLINS, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03➕IBBETSON, Daniel Frederick appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03➕URWIN, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03➕WILCOX, Alison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 high · 1 low1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-05-23: legacy
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Monometer House
Rectory Grove
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 2HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)
GRACIE GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2026-05-01
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CARTER, Derek Paul→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-05-20
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Active
WALTON, Gary Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-05-20
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WUNDERLICH, Ralf Klaus→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-04-03
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THOMSON, Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-20
INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-20 · resigned 2026-05-01
ALLNER, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-20
COLLINS, Jonathan Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-20
IBBETSON, Daniel Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-20
URWIN, Gavin→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-20
WILCOX, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Pacific Bidco (As Security Agent) Pacific Bidco Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 11/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-05-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-28