21 TUDOR STREET PREMISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03839140 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
98 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2020-10-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2020-10-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-09-10
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    BANWELL, Tina appointed
    secretary
  10. 2020-09-10
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    CROSS, Peter Clive resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-27
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  13. 2018-09-24
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-06-30
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    GUMPERT, Andrew Thomas resigned
    director
  15. 2017-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2017-09-13
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  17. 2017-09-13
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  18. 2017-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-09-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2011-04-01
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    CARMEDY, Russell Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2005-06-08
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    PHILLIPS, John Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2005-06-08
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    BURGESS, David Patrick Henry resigned
    director
  23. 2005-06-08
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    GUMPERT, Andrew Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2005-05-09
    ➖
    BUDD, Thomas Matthew resigned
    director
  25. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    MACDONALD-BROWN, Charters John resigned
    director
  26. 2004-03-31
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    BERRY, Christopher David resigned
    director
  27. 2003-12-08
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    COOPER, David resigned
    director
  28. 1999-12-16
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    BERRY, Christopher David appointed
    director
  29. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    BUDD, Thomas Matthew appointed
    director
  30. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    CARMEDY, Russell Thomas appointed
    director
  31. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    COOPER, David appointed
    director
  32. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    CROSS, Peter Clive resigned
    director
  33. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    GRAY, Clare Helen resigned
    director
  34. 1999-12-16
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    THORNEYCROFT, Maxwell Bennett resigned
    director
  35. 1999-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 TUDOR STREET PREMISES LIMITED
  36. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    CROSS, Peter Clive appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    BURGESS, David Patrick Henry appointed
    director
  40. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    CROSS, Peter Clive appointed
    director
  41. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    GRAY, Clare Helen appointed
    director
  42. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    MACDONALD-BROWN, Charters John appointed
    director
  43. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    THORNEYCROFT, Maxwell Bennett appointed
    director
  44. 1999-09-10
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    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Richard Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Tudor Street
London
EC4Y 0DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

BANWELL, Tina→
secretary · appointed 2020-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, John Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSS, Peter Clive→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2020-09-10
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
BERRY, Christopher David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
BUDD, Thomas Matthew→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2005-05-09
Resigned
BURGESS, David Patrick Henry→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2005-06-08
Resigned
CARMEDY, Russell Thomas→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
COOPER, David→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2003-12-08
Resigned
CROSS, Peter Clive→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
GRAY, Clare Helen→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
GUMPERT, Andrew Thomas→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-06-08 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
MACDONALD-BROWN, Charters John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
THORNEYCROFT, Maxwell Bennett→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

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2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-09-11
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2024-08-28
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2023-09-13
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2023-09-04
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2022-10-10
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2022-09-11
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2021-09-10
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2021-09-10
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2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
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2020-10-15
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2020-10-15
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2019-09-11