1620 HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC817684 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-29
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£102
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.5y

15/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £102

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£102
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£1.22M
Cash£100
Net assets£102

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-10-24
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  5. 2024-10-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-10-18
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  7. 2024-10-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2024-10-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-10-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-10-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-10-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Andrew Bolsworth
  12. 2024-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tc Security Trustee Limited (As Security Trustee for Itself and the Secured Parties)
  13. 2024-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 1620 HOLDINGS LIMITED
  14. 2024-07-29
    BOLSWORTH, Alan appointed
    director
  15. 2024-07-29
    MCELWEE, Mark appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-29
    SMITH, Pamela appointed
    director
  17. 2024-07-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Bolsworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/07/2024

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
Incorporated2024-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Pegasus Avenue
Linwood
Renfrewshire
PA1 2FE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BOLSWORTH, Alan
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active
MCELWEE, Mark
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active
SMITH, Pamela
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Andrew Bolsworth / Alan George Bolsworth
A registered charge14/10/2024
outstanding
Tc Security Trustee (As Security Trustee for Itself and the Secured Parties)
Tc Security Trustee Limited (As Security Trustee for Itself and the Secured Parties)
A registered charge07/10/2024
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-13
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-21
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-10-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-29