16240749 LTD

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16240749 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-10
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
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-06-09
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  3. 2025-06-09
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  4. 2025-05-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-03-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-03-04
    SPENCER, Nicola Sally resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2025-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16240749 LTD
  14. 2025-02-10
    BURKETT, Tamara Victoria appointed
    director
  15. 2025-02-10
    RANDELL, Darren Shaun appointed
    director
  16. 2025-02-10
    SPENCER, Nicola Sally appointed
    director
  17. 2025-02-10
    📄
    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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-07

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Shaun Randell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75100%
75-100% shares10/02/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Nicola Sally Spencerceased 04/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Miss Tamara Victoria Burkettceased 10/02/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2025-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

29 Craven Road
Flat 4
Newbury
RG14 5NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BURKETT, Tamara Victoria
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
RANDELL, Darren Shaun
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
SPENCER, Nicola Sally
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-02-10 · resigned 2025-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-02
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-06-09
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-10