21ST CENTURY CUE SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06945495 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-13.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,510
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£14k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£64k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.5k | £-13.5k |
| Current assets | £63.9k | £70.3k |
| Net assets | £-13.5k | £-13.5k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-10-01➕CLARKE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2009-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 21ST CENTURY CUE SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED
- 2009-06-26➕JOHNSON, Neil Gerard appointeddirector
- 2009-06-26➕JOHNSON, Paula appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Catherine Parle Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2024 |
Mr Neil Gerard Johnson Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher John Clarkeceased 30/04/2024· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 0483 LIMITED→ 13452760 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 11 PILATES & YOGA LTD→ 15747774 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 123 BOATS LTD→ 16729816 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1441 PILATES LTD→ 16202926 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1B STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING LTD→ 16570612 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 HOPE STREET LTD→ 15027558 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24 KS TOURING LIMITED→ 12405466 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 396 SPORT PERFORMANCE LTD→ 16375524 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4 CORNER COMBAT LTD→ 16252040 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
63 Stanley Park Avenue North
Walton
Liverpool
Merseyside
L4 9UD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLARKE, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSON, Neil Gerard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-06-26
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JOHNSON, Paula→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-06-26
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08