221GROUP LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10216812 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-06
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
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-16
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2020-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-10-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-10-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2020-10-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-10-29
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2020-09-29
    ➕
    PHILIPS, Karl appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-01-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  17. 2019-12-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-12-23
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  19. 2019-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-08-15
    ➖
    DULSON, Alan John resigned
    director
  21. 2018-03-20
    ➕
    POWER, Linda Sarah appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-06
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Karl James Olusola resigned
    director
  23. 2016-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 221GROUP LTD
  24. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    BEDFORD, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  25. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    SEWELL, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    DULSON, Alan John appointed
    director
  27. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Karl James Olusola appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey Bedford
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2018
Mr Thomas Edward Sewell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2018

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
Incorporated2016-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities

Registered office

Anglia House 6 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
Thorpe St Andrew
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 0HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BEDFORD, Geoffrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILIPS, Karl→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-29
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Active
POWER, Linda Sarah→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-03-20
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Active
SEWELL, Thomas Edward→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DULSON, Alan John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-06-06 · resigned 2019-08-15
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Karl James Olusola→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-06-06 · resigned 2018-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-10-29