1920 WORLDWIDE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08874166 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-04
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£249.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £249,831

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£202k
Net Worth
£250k
Current Assets
£286k
Current Liabilities
£0£57k£114k£171k£228k£286kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£249.8k
Current assets£285.6k
Cash£202.3k
Debtors£83.3k
Net assets£249.8k
Average employees700

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.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-12-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-10
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    capital · SH19
  10. 2023-08-10
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  11. 2023-08-10
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  12. 2023-08-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-05-01
    WHITE, Lucy appointed
    director
  16. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-31
    CHANDLER, Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2016-05-27
    PEARCE, Rebecca resigned
    director
  21. 2015-02-06
    SYNERGY (SECRETARIES) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1920 WORLDWIDE LTD
  23. 2014-02-04
    WHITE, Simon Murrough appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-04
    SYNERGY (SECRETARIES) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2014-02-04
    CHANDLER, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2014-02-04
    PEARCE, Rebecca appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-08-10: legacy

Group structure

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

🏛️
Glandore Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1920 WORLDWIDE LTD
This company · 08874166

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
Glandore Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Murrough Whiteceased 15/08/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite C 4-6
Canfield Place
London
NW6 3BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WHITE, Lucy
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-05-01
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Active
WHITE, Simon Murrough
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYNERGY (SECRETARIES) LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
CHANDLER, Andrew
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
PEARCE, Rebecca
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2016-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-08-10
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-08-10
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-08-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-02