16 VOICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14539579 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-11-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-11-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-03-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 16 VOICES LTD
- 2022-12-13➕BATTSEK, John Saul Adrian appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13➕EMHOFF, Kerstin Mackin appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13➕BATTSEK, John appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13➖BATTSEK, John resigneddirector
- 2022-12-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ventureland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ventureland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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16 VOICES LTD
This company · 14539579
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ventureland Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Battsekceased 13/12/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
23 Snowbell Road Kingsnorth
Ashford
Kent
TN23 3NF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BATTSEK, John Saul Adrian→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EMHOFF, Kerstin Mackin→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATTSEK, John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-12-13 · resigned 2022-12-13
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-15
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20