21ST CENTURY PLUMBING (LINCOLN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05419592 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-09

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 95290

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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accounts · AA
2023-02-08
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accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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accounts · AA
2021-04-17
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accounts · AA
2020-01-05
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accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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accounts · AA
2017-11-10
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accounts · AA
2017-04-21
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address · AD01
2016-12-01
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accounts · AA
2016-04-12
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2015-08-12
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accounts · AA
2015-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-02-24
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2005-04-09
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Company incorporated
As 21ST CENTURY PLUMBING (LINCOLN) LIMITED
2005-04-09
➕
SLATER, Angela appointed
secretary
2005-04-09
➕
SLATER, Darren John 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Darren John Slater Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	08/04/2017

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

Incorporated2005-04-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC95290 — SIC 95290

Registered office

7 Checkpoint Court

Sadler Road

Lincoln

LN6 3PW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-23OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SLATER, Angela→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-09

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SLATER, Darren John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-09

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