21C INNOVATIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10665423 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-19.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25730
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 71129Other engineering activities
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £19,323
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£19k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.4k | £-12.3k |
| Current assets | £10.0k | £13.6k |
| Net assets | £-19.3k | £-13.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-21➕ADAMS, Nicola Gabriella appointedsecretary
- 2023-02-21➕ADAMS, Nicola Gabriella appointeddirector
- 2023-02-21➖CHADWICK, Daniel Sebastian resigneddirector
- 2023-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 21C INNOVATIONS LTD
- 2017-03-13➕ADAMS, Guy De Warrenne Bruce appointeddirector
- 2017-03-13➕CHADWICK, Daniel Sebastian appointeddirector
- 2017-03-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Guy De Warrenne Bruce Adams Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Nicola Gabriella Adamsceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730
Registered office
Deben House
Park Road
Stroud
GL5 2JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ADAMS, Nicola Gabriella→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-02-21
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ADAMS, Guy De Warrenne Bruce→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-03-13
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ADAMS, Nicola Gabriella→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-02-21
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CHADWICK, Daniel Sebastian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-03-13 · resigned 2023-02-21
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19