21DLE LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £273.3k |
| Current assets | £22.1k |
| Cash | £46 |
| Debtors | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £168.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 21DLE LTD
- 2014-01-22➕TARR, Daniel Francis appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-22➕STEVENS, Robert Timothy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Timothy Stevens Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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