ANGUS S. PRIMROSE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01556371 · ltd · incorporated 1981-04-15
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 40.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-23📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-07-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Capital Bank PLC
- 1996-11-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Nws Bank PLC
- 1994-03-28➖DIXON, Christine Laura resigneddirector
- 1988-06-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Nws Trust LTD
- 1988-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1986-03-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Nws Trust Limited
- 1981-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGUS S. PRIMROSE LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William John Dixon Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Christine Laura Dixon Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated1981-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110
Registered office
Dixon Yacht Design Unit 16 Swanwick Marina
Swanwick
Southampton
Hampshire
SO31 1ZL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Capital Bank Capital Bank PLC | Deed of mortgage | 1 property | 15/07/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Nws Bank Nws Bank PLC | Deed of mortgage | 1 property | 14/11/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Nws Trust Nws Trust LTD | Deed of mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1988 | — | |
| satisfied | Nws Trust Nws Trust Limited | Marine mortgage | 1 property | 21/03/1986 | 28/06/1988 |
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Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-27
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19