21 LIVING ALTRINCHAM LIMITED

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13685609 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£527.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.4y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £527,488

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£527k
Current Assets
£343k
Current Liabilities
£0£105k£211k£316k£422k£527kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£677.0k
Current assets£342.6k
Net assets£527.5k
Average employees0

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
2
filings
  • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-12-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-12-03
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    Charge satisfied #4
  4. 2025-12-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2022-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2022-11-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-11-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2022-10-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2022-10-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2022-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2022-10-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2022-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2022-07-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  26. 2022-02-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rocket Bridging Limited
  27. 2022-02-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rocket Bridging Limited
  28. 2021-12-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rocket Bridging Limited
  29. 2021-12-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rocket Bridging Limited
  30. 2021-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 LIVING ALTRINCHAM LIMITED
  31. 2021-10-18
    POWELL, Luke Gerard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

The 21 Investment Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The 21 Investment Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
21 LIVING ALTRINCHAM LIMITED
This company · 13685609

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The 21 Investment Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Luke Gerard Powellceased 01/09/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Abigail Sarah Gradyceased 18/10/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10a 10a Goose Grn
Altrincham
WA14 9DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POWELL, Luke Gerard
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-10-18
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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property28/07/2022
satisfied
Rocket Bridging
Rocket Bridging Limited
A registered charge23/02/202203/12/2025
satisfied
Rocket Bridging
Rocket Bridging Limited
A registered charge1 property23/02/202203/12/2025
satisfied
Rocket Bridging
Rocket Bridging Limited
A registered charge10/12/202124/10/2022
satisfied
Rocket Bridging
Rocket Bridging Limited
A registered charge1 property10/12/202124/10/2022
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Recent filings (35 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-23