ANTHONY-RICHARDS ELECTRONICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00935084 · ltd · incorporated 1968-07-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-378.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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, 2 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 (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £378,558
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£379k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-378.6k | £-379.7k |
| Current assets | £14.6k | £19.1k |
| Net assets | £-378.6k | £-379.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-29➖LUDLAM, Jean Mary resigneddirector
- 2004-08-29➖LUDLAM, Hugo Anthony resigneddirector
- 1999-12-30➕LUDLAM, Christian Hugo Edouard appointeddirector
- 1999-12-30➕LUDLAM, Dominic Otto Henry appointeddirector
- 1968-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTHONY-RICHARDS ELECTRONICS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Napier Ludlam Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1968-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
7 Silwood Road
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 0PY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LUDLAM, Christian Hugo Edouard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 1999-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LUDLAM, Dominic Otto Henry→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 1999-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
LUDLAM, Hugo Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2004-08-29
LUDLAM, Jean Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2006-08-29
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Recent filings (93 total)
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2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-17