1204 DESIGN LTD

🌱Startupactive
16163052 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1204 DESIGN LTD
  3. 2025-01-04
    BOAKYE, Denzel Edward appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-04
    BOAKYE, Pier appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Denzel Edward Boakye
Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/01/2025

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
Incorporated2025-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Flat 16 Caroline Martyn House
Hazellville Road
London
N19 3BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-17OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOAKYE, Denzel Edward
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-01-04
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BOAKYE, Pier
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-01-04
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Recent filings (3 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-04