21ST CENTURY STAMPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01994853 · ltd · incorporated 1986-03-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£11.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,892
Net assets shrinking
Down £76 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£12k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£11.9k£12.0k
Current assets£11.8k£11.9k
Net assets£11.9k£12.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2024-08-02
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  3. 2023-10-10
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  4. 2023-06-20
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  5. 2022-06-24
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  6. 2021-06-23
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  7. 2020-06-25
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  8. 2019-05-14
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  9. 2018-06-28
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  10. 2018-06-28
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  11. 2018-06-28
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  12. 2018-06-28
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-05-15
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  14. 2017-07-14
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  15. 2017-07-14
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  16. 2017-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2000-01-24
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    BRUNSDON, Samantha appointed
    director
  18. 1999-03-23
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    GRANT, Allan Michael appointed
    director
  19. 1993-07-13
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    GRANT, Colleen Lynette appointed
    director
  20. 1993-07-13
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    GRANT, Allan Michael resigned
    director
  21. 1986-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 21ST CENTURY STAMPS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Colleen Lynette Grant
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/04/2016
Mr Allan Michael Grant
Individual · British · DOB 08/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Prospect House
50 Leigh Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

FRIEDMAN, Eric Jay→
secretary
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Active
BRUNSDON, Samantha→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-01-24
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Active
GRANT, Allan Michael→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-03-23
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Active
GRANT, Colleen Lynette→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Allan Michael→
director · ~84y · resigned 1993-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

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2025-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-14