21 HANDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08251349 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Weaving of textiles
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 74100Specialised design activities
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 21 HANDS LIMITED
- 2012-10-12➕LINTON, Marc David appointeddirector
- 2012-10-12➕MARSH, Russell appointeddirector
- 2012-10-12➕COWAN, Graham Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-10-12➖COWAN, Graham Michael resigneddirector
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Marc David Linton Individual · Canadian · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Russell Marsh Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 0 SKY MOTORS LTD.→ 15221790 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1 TOUCH MEDICAL LIMITED→ 15099774 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1021 PETS LTD→ 14266761 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 11193603 LIMITED→ 11193603 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 16569261 LTD→ 16569261 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1781 LIMITED→ 12871258 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1LIFE BIOSCIENCE LTD→ 15380756 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST FANCY ART LIMITED→ 14348966 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1STOP OFFSHORE DRILLING SERVICES LTD→ 16432306 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1WAY.LDN LTD→ 16510700 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 LABS LTD→ 14766195 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 28 LIVING LTD→ 16108823 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13200 — Weaving of textiles
Registered office
Lynton House
7/12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LINTON, Marc David→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-12
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MARSH, Russell→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-10-12
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COWAN, Graham Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2012-10-12 · resigned 2012-10-12
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21