1921 GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05906053 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-15

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (6 active, 24 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

139 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-08-20
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accounts · AA
2025-08-20
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-08-20
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other · AGREEMENT2
2025-08-20
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-06
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-06
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-12-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-17
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-17
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-11-11
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officers · CH01
2024-11-11
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officers · CH01
2024-11-11
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officers · CH01
2024-11-11
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officers · CH01
2024-11-11
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address · AD01
2024-07-16
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incorporation · MA
2024-07-16
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-05
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-04
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-10-26
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VINTERS, Emily Clare resigned
director
2023-09-28
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HABGOOD, Anthony John, Sir resigned
director
2020-03-05
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ALFLATT, Robert John appointed
secretary
2020-03-05
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GIBBINS, Jonathan Martin resigned
secretary
2019-12-31
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DUGDALE, Anna Maria resigned
director
2019-06-13
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KEEN, Nigel appointed
director
2019-03-29
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CARTER, Donald resigned
director
2019-01-31
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VINTERS, Emily Clare appointed
director
2018-09-27
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HABGOOD, Anthony John, Sir appointed
director
2018-06-06
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DANIELS, Gerald William Victor resigned
secretary
2018-06-06
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GIBBINS, Jonathan Martin appointed
secretary
2018-06-06
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DUCKWORTH CHAD, Anthony Nicholas George resigned
director
2017-12-20
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COVENTRY, David James Bruce resigned
director
2016-02-01
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DUGDALE, Anna Maria appointed
director
2015-05-27
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JEFFRIES, Richard Mark appointed
director
2015-02-25
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BARCLAY, Jonathan Robert resigned
director
2014-05-31
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ATKINS, Thomas Hector resigned
director
2011-06-15
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CARTER, James George Stratton appointed
director
2010-05-26
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BURTON, Roy Arthur resigned
director
2010-05-26
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DIXON, Michael Henry resigned
director
2010-05-26
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NEALE, Brian Henry resigned
director
2010-05-04
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CARTER, Robert Edward Russell appointed
director
2010-05-04
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CARTER, Donald appointed
director
2010-05-04
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COVENTRY, David James Bruce appointed
director
2008-07-30
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DANIELS, Gerald William Victor appointed
secretary
2008-07-30
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DIXON, Michael Henry resigned
secretary
2008-07-30
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DIXON, Michael Henry appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·

Name changed 4 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-06: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-03-06: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

R G Carter Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R G Carter Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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1921 GROUP LIMITED

This company · 05906053

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
R G Carter Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2024

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Friars 1921 Limitedceased 01/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Robert George Russell Carterceased 01/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Robert George Russell Carterceased 16/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Robert George Russell Carterceased 16/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Robert George Russell Carterceased 16/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2006-08-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

9-11 Drayton High Road Drayton

Norwich

Norfolk

NR8 6AH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-29

Last: 2025-08-15