21 MARES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13737120 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.3y

20/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.3 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-06-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-09-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-06-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2022-05-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC (Company Number 01713124)
  21. 2021-12-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2021-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01713124)
  23. 2021-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21 MARES LIMITED
  24. 2021-11-11
    PINE, Elliot appointed
    director
  25. 2021-11-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  26. 2021-11-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Elliot Pine
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/11/2021

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

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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
Incorporated2021-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Copper Room Deva City Office Park
Trinity Way
Manchester
M3 7BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PINE, Elliot
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-11-11
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank (Company Number 01713124)
Unity Trust Bank PLC (Company Number 01713124)
A registered charge1 property31/05/202212/06/2025
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank (Crn: 01713124)
Unity Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01713124)
A registered charge1 property20/12/202112/06/2025

Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17