168 PLANNING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08009399 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-28
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£49.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £49,117

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£54.0k£36.0k
Current assets£54.7k£35.1k
Net assets£49.1k£33.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-06-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-04-02
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    PATERSON, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    STOKES, Lorraine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 168 PLANNING LIMITED
  20. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-28
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Michael Paterson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/03/2017

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
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

24 Kings Avenue
Bromley
BR1 4HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PATERSON, Andrew Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOKES, Lorraine Elizabeth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19