221B BAKER STREET LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13327330 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
£659.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £659,333
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£960k
Net Worth
£659k
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £659.3k | — |
| Current assets | £1.21M | — |
| Cash | £959.8k | — |
| Debtors | £131.1k | — |
| Net assets | £659.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 3400 |
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.
See pricing →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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 221B BAKER STREET LTD
- 2021-04-12➕VON EHRENSTEIN, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2021-04-12➕VON EHRENSTEIN, Laura appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Andrea Von Ehrenstein Individual · German · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/04/2021 |
Miss Laura Von Ehrenstein Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities
Registered office
First Floor, 314 Regents Park Road
Finchley
London
N3 2LT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
VON EHRENSTEIN, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-04-12
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VON EHRENSTEIN, Laura→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-04-12
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-02