121 FS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08957123 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £26,724
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,105 YoY
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99k
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£173k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.2k | £42.9k |
| Current assets | £173.1k | £148.7k |
| Cash | £98.6k | £58.1k |
| Debtors | £74.5k | £90.6k |
| Net assets | £26.7k | £28.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-09-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2014-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 121 FS LTD
- 2014-03-25➕CAWLEY, Daniel Marcus appointeddirector
- 2014-03-25➕GINGER, Mark Nicholas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Marcus Cawley Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Nicholas Ginger Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 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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Active · Professional services · BN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ANSWER NETWORK LIMITED→ 05379198 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 1 FOOT IN REALITY LIMITED→ 16330139 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 121365 LIMITED→ 13513542 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 123 PRESTON ROAD LIMITED→ 02648334 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| 12TH STUDIO LTD→ 14032974 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 161 CONSULTING LTD→ 07260598 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 1626 LTD→ 10431174 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 20 CONNAUGHT ROAD (HOVE) LTD→ 07003345 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 23 AUDIO VISUAL LTD→ 17075918 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 270 DEGREES LIMITED→ 10908687 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 2FM LIMITED→ 02185829 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 2ND SUMMIT LIMITED→ 15573255 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
5 Cornfield Terrace
Eastbourne
BN21 4NN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAWLEY, Daniel Marcus→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GINGER, Mark Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-25