1788 SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10202808 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 1788 SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2016-05-27➕WOOLFENDEN, Catherine Phyllis appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27➕WOOLFENDEN, David appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27➕WOOLFENDEN, Ellis Jamieson William appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27➕WOOLFENDEN, Geordan Eric Deion appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Woolfenden Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/05/2017 |
Mrs Catherine Phyllis Woolfenden Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/05/2017 |
Mr Geordan Eric Deion Woolfenden Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/05/2017 |
Mr Ellis Jamieson William Woolfenden Individual · British · DOB 07/1998 · age 28 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 00224674 LIMITED→ 00224674 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
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| 1 GRAND PARADE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05554944 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| 35 STATION ROAD LIMITED→ 09505019 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Rwco Valley House
Kingsway South, Tvte
Gateshead
NE11 0JW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
WOOLFENDEN, Catherine Phyllis→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-27
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WOOLFENDEN, David→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-05-27
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WOOLFENDEN, Ellis Jamieson William→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2016-05-27
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WOOLFENDEN, Geordan Eric Deion→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2016-05-27
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11