24 LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-10-19➖SABEY, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-19➖SABEY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2002-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 24 LIMITED
- 2002-10-23➕VARDIGANS, Ian Richard appointeddirector
- 2002-10-23➕SABEY, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-23➕CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-10-23➖CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-10-23➕SABEY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2002-10-23➕CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-10-23➖CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanGroup structure
24 Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
24 Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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 · E postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16437356 LTD→ 16437356 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1TNE LTD→ 13311301 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1TRIGGER LTD→ 16713276 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2-PACK RAMEN LTD→ 15930158 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 21 GLOBAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 15776419 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 21PROMOTIONS LTD→ 13981453 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY ESSENTIALS LIMITED→ 14150956 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 23 LOVELESS LIMITED→ 13422010 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 25 HOURS LTD→ 13882616 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 25.II.25 LIMITED→ 16879217 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 282ARCHIVOS LIMITED→ 16201015 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 29TWENTYNINE LIMITED→ 17072586 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 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 →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
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 23/10/2012 | 31/03/2015 |