20/21 FINE ART LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02351493 · ltd · incorporated 1989-02-23
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
105 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-08➕ROE, Nicolas Royalton appointeddirector
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07➖VERNON, Martin Roger resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-31➖EDGAR, Nicholas John Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-31➕VERNON, Martin Roger appointedsecretary
- 2009-10-31➖EDGAR, Nicholas John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2001-08-01➕ROE, Alexia Justine appointeddirector
- 2001-08-01➕EDGAR, Nicholas John Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-01➖SWANN, Claire resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-01➕EDGAR, Nicholas John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2001-08-01➖SWANN, Claire resigneddirector
- 2001-08-01➖SWANN, Oliver Charles Scott resigneddirector
- 1989-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 20/21 FINE ART LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Retail · W postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12DESIGN UK LTD→ 11494350 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE SERVICES & TRADING LTD→ 10246030 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 247 (KR CHELSEA) LTD→ 11451819 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 247 HEELS LIMITED→ 15398012 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24FAUBOURG LTD→ 13485404 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 2C SUPPLIES LTD→ 16997575 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35BROOKSTREET GROUP LIMITED→ 14441326 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 360 DIGITAL PROJECTS LTD→ 11251738 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 365 SLEEP SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 14957895 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3KAS LTD→ 16294713 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3TOP AGORA INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 13539668 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4 PLEASURE LTD→ 15626280 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
101 New Cavendish Street
1st Floor South
London
W1W 6XH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
ROE, Alexia Justine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROE, Nicolas Royalton→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDGAR, Nicholas John Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2009-10-31
SWANN, Claire→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-08-01
VERNON, Martin Roger→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2016-09-07
EDGAR, Nicholas John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2009-10-31
SWANN, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2001-08-01
SWANN, Oliver Charles Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2001-08-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08