1416 DS LEASE LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16633314 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-06
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: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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 (58/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
4
filings
  • 4 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  3. 2026-01-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  4. 2026-01-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  5. 2025-10-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-29
    GARREAU, Josephine Francesca Marie-Geraldine appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-29
    GARREAU, Cyril Maurice resigned
    director
  9. 2025-08-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1416 DS LEASE LIMITED
  10. 2025-08-06
    GARREAU, Cyril Maurice appointed
    director
  11. 2025-08-06
    📄
    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 0.8 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.

Group structure

Kovaks Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kovaks Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1416 DS LEASE LIMITED
This company · 16633314

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kovaks Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/08/2025

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
Incorporated2025-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

14-16 Davies Street
London
W1K 3DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GARREAU, Josephine Francesca Marie-Geraldine
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-10-29
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Active
GARREAU, Cyril Maurice
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-08-06 · resigned 2025-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-01-12
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-01-12
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-06