ENCORE CAPITAL XXIV LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13587183 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-26
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
18 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ENCORE CAPITAL XXIV LIMITED
- 2021-08-26➕GANDHI, Shirin appointeddirector
- 2021-08-26➕TZILILIS, Dimitrios appointeddirector
- 2021-08-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 58 — 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 58. 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Shirin Gandhi Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/08/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Chancery Lane
First Floor
London
WC2A 1LF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GANDHI, Shirin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TZILILIS, Dimitrios→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-21