23 DOORS LTD.
🌿Early-stageactive
13443532 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£5.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 £5,334
Cash YoY
+75%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£90k
↑ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£275k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.3k | £1.8k |
| Current assets | £275.0k | £286.8k |
| Cash | £89.9k | £51.3k |
| Debtors | £30.3k | £63.9k |
| Net assets | £5.3k | £-139.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW02
- 2025-08-08➖MAXWELL, Kirk Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2025-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-06➕NIXON, Nigel David appointeddirector
- 2025-04-06➖HUDSON, Eilidh Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-14📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2021-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-03➕COLCLOUGH, Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-07-03➕MAXWELL, Kirk Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2021-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 23 DOORS LTD.
- 2021-06-07➕HUDSON, Eilidh Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
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 61. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel David Nixon Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2025 |
Mr Peter Colclough Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/07/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kirk Hamilton Maxwellceased 08/08/2025· 25-50% shares
- Ms Eilidh Elizabeth Hudsonceased 06/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120
Registered office
Unit 8 Shield Drive
Worsley
Manchester
M28 2QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COLCLOUGH, Peter→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIXON, Nigel David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUDSON, Eilidh Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-06-07 · resigned 2025-04-06
MAXWELL, Kirk Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-07-03 · resigned 2025-08-08
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07