21ST CENTURY WEB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03419079 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£210
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £210
Net assets shrinking
Down £2 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£210
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£42£85£127£170£212Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£210£212
Current assets—£200
Net assets£210£212

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-27
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  3. 2023-05-28
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  4. 2022-05-05
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  5. 2021-05-29
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  6. 2020-05-16
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  7. 2019-05-27
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  8. 2018-05-30
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  9. 2017-05-28
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  10. 2016-06-13
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  11. 2015-09-06
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  12. 2015-05-30
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  13. 2014-08-17
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  14. 2014-05-18
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  15. 2013-08-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-09-27
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    BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat resigned
    director
  17. 2008-02-01
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    BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat appointed
    director
  18. 1999-10-11
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    BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat appointed
    director
  19. 1999-10-11
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    BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat resigned
    director
  20. 1997-08-14
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    BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-08-14
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    BANKOLE, Yusuf Toyin appointed
    director
  22. 1997-08-14
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    PENTAGON SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-08-14
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    PENTAGON DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1997-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 21ST CENTURY WEB LIMITED
  25. 1997-08-13
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    PENTAGON SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-08-13
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    PENTAGON DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

17 Windmill Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKOLE, Yusuf Toyin→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PENTAGON SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 1997-08-14
Resigned
BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-09-27
Resigned
BANKOLE, Abiola Taibat→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-10-11 · resigned 1999-10-11
Resigned
PENTAGON DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 1997-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
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accounts · AA
2024-05-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-18