21 GLOUCESTER STREET LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.7k | £3.2k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £744 |
| Cash | £777 | £112 |
| Debtors | — | £349 |
| Net assets | £2.7k | £3.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-16➕NORTHBOURNE, Catherine Lucy, Lady appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-30➖JAMES, Charles Walter Henry resignedsecretary
- 2013-06-30➖SKETCH, Helen Mary resigneddirector
- 1990-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 21 GLOUCESTER STREET LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lord Charles Walter Henry Northbourne Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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