ANGLO PERSIAN CARPET CO.(LONDON)LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

00356440 · ltd · incorporated 1939-09-01

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 45.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 45.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-09-27
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2024-09-29
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2023-09-30
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2022-09-20
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2021-09-09
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2020-09-30
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2019-09-26
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2018-09-06
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2017-09-08
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2016-09-10
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2015-10-27
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-23
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accounts · AA
2014-10-16
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2014-10-16
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2014-10-16
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officers · AP01
2014-09-30
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HETTIARACHCHI, Don Russell, Mr. appointed
director
2014-09-30
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WENNEK, Samuel, Mr. resigned
director
2008-02-22
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KRIEGLER, Benjamin Alexander resigned
director
2008-02-22
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WENNEK, Samuel, Mr. appointed
director
2006-02-21
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HETTIARACHCHI, Don Russell appointed
secretary
2006-02-21
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SHAH, Amrit Dharamshi resigned
secretary
2006-02-21
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CHRISTENSEN, Hans Jorn resigned
director
2006-02-21
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KRIEGLER, Benjamin Alexander appointed
director
2001-01-31
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WARWICK, Pamela Rose resigned
secretary
2001-01-25
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SHAH, Amrit Dharamshi appointed
secretary
1988-11-16
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Charge satisfied #2
1988-11-16
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Charge satisfied #1
1985-01-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1981-01-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1939-09-01
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Company incorporated
As ANGLO PERSIAN CARPET CO.(LONDON)LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 87 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. Don Russell Hettiarachchi Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	07/09/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1939-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

34 Wescott Way

Uxbridge

Middlesex

UB8 2RF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HETTIARACHCHI, Don Russell→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-21

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Active

HETTIARACHCHI, Don Russell, Mr.→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-09-30

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Active

SHAH, Amrit Dharamshi→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-25 · resigned 2006-02-21

Resigned

WARWICK, Pamela Rose→

secretary · resigned 2001-01-31

Resigned

CHRISTENSEN, Hans Jorn→

director · ~80y · resigned 2006-02-21

Resigned

KRIEGLER, Benjamin Alexander→

director · ~71y · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2008-02-22

Resigned

WENNEK, Samuel, Mr.→

director · ~87y · appointed 2008-02-22 · resigned 2014-09-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Further guarnatee & debenture	1 property	05/01/1985	16/11/1988
	satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	05/01/1981	16/11/1988