121 ADVISORY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10184575 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£2.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £2,402,384

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£525k£1.0m£1.6m£2.1m£2.6mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.40M£2.40M
Current assets£2.62M£2.61M
Cash—£2.61M
Debtors—£360
Net assets£2.40M£2.40M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-12
    ➖
    GESUALDO, Alex resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-02-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    GESUALDO, Alex appointed
    director
  16. 2018-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 121 ADVISORY LTD
  20. 2016-05-17
    ➕
    GESUALDO, Antonello appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Antonello Gesualdo
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

2nd Floor 39 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GESUALDO, Antonello→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-05-17
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Active
GESUALDO, Alex→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28