21 TV LTD
🌳Matureactive
07201015 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-04-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-16➕DALY, Helen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 21 TV LTD
- 2010-03-24➕KAY, Vernon Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Vernon Charles Kay Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Helen Elizabeth Daly Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting
Registered office
101 New Cavendish Street
1st Floor South
London
W1W 6XH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DALY, Helen Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAY, Vernon Charles→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03