18A LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage: startup → wound-down
- · Company status: active → liquidation
- · Opportunity score: 73 → 44
- · Bankability: 65 → 45
- · 5 recent signals weakening vs 1 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: startup → wound-down
- ↓Company status: active → liquidation
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → not-transactable
- ↓Opportunity score: 73 → 44
- ↓Bankability: 65 → 45
- +3 more
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Opportunity 44/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k |
| Current assets | £24.5k |
| Net assets | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 insolvency
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
- • 2 insolvency
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
- • 2 insolvency
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-06-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2026-06-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairsinsolvency · LIQ02
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 18A LIMITED
- 2024-06-23➕WOODS, Elre appointeddirector
- 2024-06-23➕WOODS, Luiza appointeddirector
- 2024-06-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WOODS, Luiza (same surname) appointed 2024-06-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 high · 1 med · 1 lowCompany is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-06-20: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator; 2026-06-20: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Luiza Woods Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/06/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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