21ST CENTURY LINDISFARNE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08873230 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-03
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
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£-44.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £44,194

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£44k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 425% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£66k-£44k-£23k-£1k£20k£41kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£-40.8k£-51.8k
Current assets£41.3k£7.9k
Net assets£-44.2k£-65.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-21
    THOMSON, Ian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-15
    THOMPSON, Paul resigned
    director
  10. 2020-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-01
    HARCOURT, Keith Charles resigned
    director
  14. 2018-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-12
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2016-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-25
    CLEMENTS, Roderick Parry appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-17
    DAGGETT, Steven resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-08
    THOMSON, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-08
    THOMSON, Ian resigned
    director
  23. 2014-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21ST CENTURY LINDISFARNE LTD
  24. 2014-02-03
    HULL-DENHOLM, David appointed
    director
  25. 2014-02-03
    DAGGETT, Steven appointed
    director
  26. 2014-02-03
    HARCOURT, Keith Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2014-02-03
    THOMPSON, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2014-02-03
    THOMSON, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

1 Marden Terrace
Cullercoats
North Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE30 4PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CLEMENTS, Roderick Parry
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-05-25
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Active
HULL-DENHOLM, David
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-03
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Active
DAGGETT, Steven
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2014-10-17
Resigned
HARCOURT, Keith Charles
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Paul
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2020-05-15
Resigned
THOMSON, Ian
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2025-02-21
Resigned
THOMSON, Ian
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2014-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-11