PA 21 LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13540265 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-30
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
6 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-22📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2021-10-22📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2021-10-22⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2021-10-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-10-12📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2021-10-12📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2021-10-12⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2021-10-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-10-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs PA 21 LTD
- 2021-07-30➕BREAMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-07-30➕GARDNER, Ceris Mary appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30➕LAMBERT, Roger Mark Uvedale appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30➕MACKINTOSH, John Clive, Viscount Of Halifax appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30➕SMITH, Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·2 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2021-10-22: legacy; 2021-10-12: legacy
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wood Street Trustees Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
🏛️ultimate parent
Rivington Trustees Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PA 21 LTD
This company · 13540265
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
6 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood Street Trustees Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/07/2021 |
Rivington Trustees Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/07/2021 |
Christopher Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/07/2021 |
Viscount Of Halifax John Clive Mackintosh Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/07/2021 |
Ceris Mary Gardner Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/07/2021 |
Roger Mark Uvedale Lambert Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Floor 8 71 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BREAMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARDNER, Ceris Mary→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-07-30
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LAMBERT, Roger Mark Uvedale→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-07-30
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MACKINTOSH, John Clive, Viscount Of Halifax→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-07-30
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SMITH, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2021-07-30
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-08