16437498 LTD

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16437498 · 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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-09
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  4. 2025-07-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-06-09
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  6. 2025-06-09
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  7. 2025-06-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 16437498 LTD
  12. 2025-05-08
    MAKASOVS, Nikita appointed
    director
  13. 2025-05-08
    MENG, Yongkun appointed
    director
  14. 2025-05-08
    MENG, Yongkun resigned
    director
  15. 2025-05-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nikita Makasovs
Individual · Latvian · DOB 06/1993 · age 33
75100%
75-100% shares08/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Yongkun Mengceased 08/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Office 14646 182-184 High Street North
East Ham
London
North Ireland
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 · 1 resigned)

MAKASOVS, Nikita
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-05-08
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Active
MENG, Yongkun
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-05-08 · resigned 2025-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-09
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-08