21ST CENTURY ECO PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07869603 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £22,928
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£23k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.0k | £22.0k |
| Net assets | £22.9k | £22.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-23➕BARBOUR, John appointeddirector
- 2022-09-23➖COWAP, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-09-23➖COWAP, Ian resigneddirector
- 2022-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-10➕DALE, Maurice David Patrick Charles appointeddirector
- 2012-01-10➕COWAP, Ian appointeddirector
- 2011-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 21ST CENTURY ECO PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2011-12-02➕DALE, Marie-Francoise Yvonne Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-02➕DALE, Marie Francoise Yvonne Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2011-12-02➕COWAP, David 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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Barbour Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/09/2022 |
Mrs Marie-Francoise Yvonne Suzanne Dale Individual · French · DOB 11/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Augustus David Clifford Dale Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Limewood Gate Poyle Lane
Burnham
Slough
Buckinghamshire
SL1 8LE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
DALE, Marie-Francoise Yvonne Suzanne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBOUR, John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALE, Marie Francoise Yvonne Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALE, Maurice David Patrick Charles→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2012-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COWAP, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-02 · resigned 2022-09-23
COWAP, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2022-09-23
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29