26B LTD

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16833648 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-05
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
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
67/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-02-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-02-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2026-01-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2026-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-11-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-11-26
    PEPELYANKOV, Georgi Angelov appointed
    director
  11. 2025-11-26
    POPOVICI, Calin resigned
    director
  12. 2025-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 26B LTD
  13. 2025-11-05
    POPOVICI, Calin appointed
    director
  14. 2025-11-05
    📄
    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 0.5 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ebbe Groes
Individual · Danish · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/11/2025
Mr Stian Hornsletten
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Yes.Com Limitedceased 05/11/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Second Home 68-80 Hanbury Street
Second Home
London
E1 5JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-05
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PEPELYANKOV, Georgi Angelov
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-11-26
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Active
POPOVICI, Calin
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-11-05 · resigned 2025-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-05