21ST CENTURY THAME LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05842686 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-06-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,122
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£7.1k£5.4k
Current assets£13.6k£15.0k
Cash£12.7k£14.4k
Debtors£942£620
Net assets£7.1k£5.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-05-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-05-19
    ➕
    REED, Ruth Victoria appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-18
    ➕
    SMITS, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-06-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    WOODMAN, Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2019-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    MARTIN-DOWNHILL, Sue appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-26
    ➖
    STILES, Mary Honora resigned
    director
  24. 2014-01-08
    ➖
    YOUNG, Catherine Angela Mcleod resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-09
    ➕
    WOODMAN, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2011-01-25
    ➖
    SLATER, Keith John Peniston resigned
    director
  27. 2010-03-18
    ➕
    YOUNG, Catherine Angela Mcleod appointed
    director
  28. 2010-01-18
    ➖
    ISHERWOOD, Alison resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-01-24
    ➖
    TODD, Peter Nicol resigned
    director
  30. 2007-05-14
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Sonja Beverley resigned
    director
  31. 2006-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21ST CENTURY THAME LIMITED
  32. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    ISHERWOOD, Alison appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2006-06-09
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Sonja Beverley appointed
    director
  36. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    SLATER, Keith John Peniston appointed
    director
  37. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    STILES, Mary Honora appointed
    director
  38. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    TODD, Peter Nicol appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ruth Victoria Reed
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/05/2024
Ms Sharon Marie Smits
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/02/2020
Ms Sue Martin-Downhill
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Woodmanceased 14/06/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit A St Andrews Court
Wellington Street
Thame
OX9 3WT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MARTIN-DOWNHILL, Sue→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REED, Ruth Victoria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITS, Sharon Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ISHERWOOD, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2010-01-18
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2006-06-09
Resigned
FRANCIS, Sonja Beverley→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2007-05-14
Resigned
SLATER, Keith John Peniston→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2011-01-25
Resigned
STILES, Mary Honora→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2017-01-26
Resigned
TODD, Peter Nicol→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2008-01-24
Resigned
WOODMAN, Peter→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-06-09 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
YOUNG, Catherine Angela Mcleod→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-03-18 · resigned 2014-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10