21CTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12458294 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-10-01
    JENKINS, Hugh appointed
    director
  7. 2023-10-01
    JENKINS, Cheryl Christine resigned
    director
  8. 2022-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-02-13
    JENKINS, Hugh resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21CTS LTD
  14. 2020-02-12
    JENKINS, Cheryl Christine appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-12
    JENKINS, Hugh appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Hugh Jenkins
Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/02/2020

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

7 Conduit Lane
Carmarthen
SA31 1LD
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JENKINS, Hugh
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-10-01
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Active
JENKINS, Cheryl Christine
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-02-12 · resigned 2023-10-01
Resigned
JENKINS, Hugh
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-02-12 · resigned 2020-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-24