21ST CENTURY COKE CO. LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03698447 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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.

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-01-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-20
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Steven resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-01-20
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Steven James resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, John William appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-01-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, John William resigned
    director
  13. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-07
    ➕
    TAYLOR, John William appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-26
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Steven James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Steven appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Susan Maureen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, John William resigned
    director
  25. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    PUDDIFOOT, Ian Peter resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Susan Maureen appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    ASHTON, Michael Dominic resigned
    secretary
  28. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    PUDDIFOOT, Ian Peter appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21ST CENTURY COKE CO. LTD.
  30. 1999-01-20
    ➕
    ASHTON, Michael Dominic appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-01-20
    ➕
    TAYLOR, John William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1999-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

Whitemoor Grange
Bishops Tawton
Barnstaple
EX32 0HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

TAYLOR, John William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Michael Dominic→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
PUDDIFOOT, Ian Peter→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
TAYLOR, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2024-01-20
Resigned
TAYLOR, Susan Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, John William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-01-07 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
TAYLOR, John William→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Steven James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-09-26 · resigned 2024-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-07