21ST CENTURY EDUCATION TRUST
🌳Matureactive
05629736 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-11-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,757
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.8k | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £5.8k | £4.5k |
| Net assets | £5.8k | £4.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16➖LINGANAYAGAM, Vyramuthu Tharmalingam resigneddirector
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION TRUST
- 2005-11-21➕SHAH, Bipinchandra appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-21➕FLORA, Ramesh Kumar Singh appointeddirector
- 2005-11-21➕SHAH, Bipinchandra appointeddirector
- 2005-11-21➕LINGANAYAGAM, Vyramuthu Tharmalingam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 1ST CHOICE SECURITY GATE SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 14205496 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 23SEVEN MGMT LTD→ 14913743 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 360 HAIR AND SCALP LTD→ 15479682 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3R KNOWLEDGE CONSULTING LTD→ 09006089 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 4 SEASONS SECURITY LTD→ 13932568 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4I VENTURES LIMITED→ 15155611 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 58 CHAUCER ROAD LIMITED→ 07884004 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 7 - 12 CASTLE ACRE LTD→ 07234284 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 77 DESIGN & PIERCING LTD→ 16847725 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7TH INC LIMITED→ 14676888 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 86 FORTUNE GREEN LTD→ 10754104 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 87 TUNB KENTS LIMITED→ 12113141 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
16 Grasmere Close
Kempston
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK42 8JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SHAH, Bipinchandra→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-11-21
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FLORA, Ramesh Kumar Singh→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2005-11-21
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SHAH, Bipinchandra→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-11-21
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LINGANAYAGAM, Vyramuthu Tharmalingam→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2005-11-21 · resigned 2023-08-16
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-14