1941 VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07356749 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-25
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
£7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £7,408
Net assets shrinking
Down £63 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.4k£7.5k
Current assets£7.4k£8.3k
Cash£6.1k£7.0k
Net assets£7.4k£7.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    CROSLAND, John Harry resigned
    director
  2. 2025-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-05
    ➖
    ASHCROFT, Graham Kenneth resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-21
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-09-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-10-06
    ➕
    ASHCROFT, Graham Kenneth appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-06
    ➖
    HAM, Howard Henry resigned
    director
  18. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2018-12-17
    ➕
    ALLCOCK, John Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2018-12-17
    ➖
    DODKIN, Christopher resigned
    director
  25. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    BOWEN, Frank Duncan, Major appointed
    director
  26. 2018-10-18
    ➖
    BOWEN, Frank Duncan, Major resigned
    director
  27. 2017-07-24
    ➕
    CAMERON, Alexander James appointed
    director
  28. 2017-07-23
    ➖
    LAMBERT, David Neal resigned
    director
  29. 2016-02-02
    ➕
    BOWEN, Frank Duncan, Major appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    CROSLAND, John Harry appointed
    director
  31. 2013-11-16
    ➖
    CROSLAND, John Harry resigned
    director
  32. 2013-11-16
    ➕
    LAMBERT, David Neal appointed
    director
  33. 2010-08-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1941 VENTURES LIMITED
  34. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    CROSLAND, John Harry appointed
    director
  35. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    DODKIN, Christopher appointed
    director
  36. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    HAM, Howard Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Sasra is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Sasra
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1941 VENTURES LIMITED
This company · 07356749

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sasra
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

F Block Regents Park Barracks
Albany Street
London
NW1 4AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ALLCOCK, John Philip→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWEN, Frank Duncan, Major→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Alexander James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHCROFT, Graham Kenneth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-10-06 · resigned 2022-10-05
Resigned
BOWEN, Frank Duncan, Major→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-02-02 · resigned 2018-10-18
Resigned
CROSLAND, John Harry→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
CROSLAND, John Harry→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2013-11-16
Resigned
DODKIN, Christopher→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2018-12-17
Resigned
HAM, Howard Henry→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2019-10-06
Resigned
LAMBERT, David Neal→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-11-16 · resigned 2017-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22