1.1618 SOLUTIONS & CONSULTANCY LTD

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16281532 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-27
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
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74300Translation and interpretation activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 insolvency
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  2. 2026-02-28
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  3. 2026-02-28
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  4. 2026-02-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-02-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-02-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-04-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1.1618 SOLUTIONS & CONSULTANCY LTD
  10. 2025-02-27
    CHAVES-LOPES, Luis Pedro Reis De Lima appointed
    director
  11. 2025-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-02-28: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luis Pedro Reis De Lima Chaves-Lopes
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

18 Hoffmanns Way
Chelmsford
CM1 1GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHAVES-LOPES, Luis Pedro Reis De Lima
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-02-27
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-02-28
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-02-28
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-02-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-27