16437355 LTD
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16437355 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-08
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-09📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2025-08-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-25📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2025-06-25📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2025-06-25📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-21📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2025-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 16437355 LTD
- 2025-05-08➕ZHENG, Liyu appointeddirector
- 2025-05-08➕LI, Xiangyang appointeddirector
- 2025-05-08➖LI, Xiangyang resigneddirector
- 2025-05-08➕HUIZHOUSHIYIXINDIANZISHANGWUYOUXIANGONGSI appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-05-08➖HUIZHOUSHIYIXINDIANZISHANGWUYOUXIANGONGSI resignedcorporate-director
- 2025-05-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Liyu Zheng Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/2004 · age 22 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 08/05/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Xiangyang Liceased 08/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Huizhoushiyixindianzishangwuyouxiangongsiceased 08/05/2025· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Office 15174 182-184 High Street North
East Ham
London
E6 2JA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: —
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LI, Xiangyang→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-05-08 · resigned 2025-05-08
HUIZHOUSHIYIXINDIANZISHANGWUYOUXIANGONGSI→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2025-05-08 · resigned 2025-05-08
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Recent filings (16 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-22
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-12
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-06-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-25
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-21
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-21