20 SHARP MEN LTD

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16757825 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-02
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 SHARP MEN LTD
  3. 2025-10-02
    ADU-OWUSU, Benjamin Jermaine Pk appointed
    director
  4. 2025-10-02
    SWAN, Jebu Ountoume appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jebu Ountoume Swan
Individual · Bermudian · DOB 07/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/10/2025
Mr Benjamin Jermaine Pk Adu-Owusu
Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47810 — Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products

Registered office

Unit 82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 7DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADU-OWUSU, Benjamin Jermaine Pk
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-10-02
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SWAN, Jebu Ountoume
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-10-02
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Recent filings (2 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-02