21 EARLS AVENUE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10056335 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-03-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,356

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£17k£21kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£42.2k—
Current assets£20.8k—
Net assets£20.4k—
Average employees—200

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
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
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-29
    ➖
    FRIGGIERI, Vincent resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-01-10
    ➕
    LACEY, Ria appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-01-10
    ➖
    MOSS, Clare Elizabeth Jane resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-01-10
    ➖
    MOSS, Clare Elizabeth Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2018-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-01-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2018-01-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    ATTFIELD, Andrew John resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21 EARLS AVENUE LTD
  22. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    LACEY, Ria appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    ATTFIELD, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-03-10
    ➖
    ATTFIELD, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    MOSS, Clare Elizabeth Jane appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    ATTFIELD, Andrew John appointed
    director
  27. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    FRIGGIERI, Vincent appointed
    director
  28. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    MOSS, Clare Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 1 21 Earls Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2HG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LACEY, Ria→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LACEY, Ria→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATTFIELD, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2016-03-10
Resigned
MOSS, Clare Elizabeth Jane→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned
ATTFIELD, Andrew John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
FRIGGIERI, Vincent→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2025-10-29
Resigned
MOSS, Clare Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07