21STLEARNER LTD

💤Zombieactive
11823403 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 21STLEARNER LTD
  13. 2019-02-12
    DUNN, Brendan William Christopher appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brendan William Christopher Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31
75100%
75-100% shares12/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

62 Woodlands Park Road
London
SE10 9XA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUNN, Brendan William Christopher
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-02-12
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25