ANGLIAN PUMPING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01749889 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-05

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£1.22M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.6y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,222,103

Cash YoY

-7%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£223k

↓ 6.7% YoY

Net Worth

£1.2m

↑ 1.6% YoY

Current Assets

£1.6m

↓ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£1.22M	£1.20M
Current assets	£1.63M	£1.98M
Cash	£223.5k	£239.5k
Debtors	£387.8k	£350.3k
Net assets	£1.22M	£1.20M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-06-11
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mortgage · MR01
2026-06-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2026-03-17
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DENNY, Sheila Maureen resigned
secretary
2026-03-17
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officers · TM02
2026-03-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-07
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DENNY, Sheila Maureen resigned
director
2025-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-19
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2018-04-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-04-19
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address · AD01
2018-04-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-03-28
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accounts · AA
2018-03-20
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accounts · AA01
2015-04-14
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DENNY, Clive Dennis resigned
director
2003-01-07
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DENNY, Glen Dennis appointed
director
1995-11-14
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DENNY, Sheila Maureen appointed
secretary
1995-11-14
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WORSLEY, Eric Albert resigned
secretary
1993-02-01
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DENNY, Sheila Maureen resigned
secretary
1993-02-01
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WORSLEY, Eric Albert appointed
secretary
1991-11-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1983-11-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1983-09-05
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Company incorporated
As ANGLIAN PUMPING SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DENNY, Sheila Maureen resigned 2026-03-17; DENNY, Sheila Maureen resigned 2026-03-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Glen Dennis Denny Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	04/07/2016

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

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1983-09-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Unit 81 Centaur Court Claydon Business Park

Gt. Blakenham

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 0NL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DENNY, Glen Dennis→

director · ~46y · appointed 2003-01-07

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Active

DENNY, Sheila Maureen→

secretary · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 2026-03-17

Resigned

DENNY, Sheila Maureen→

secretary · resigned 1993-02-01

Resigned

WORSLEY, Eric Albert→

secretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1995-11-14

Resigned

DENNY, Clive Dennis→

director · ~80y · resigned 2015-04-14

Resigned

DENNY, Sheila Maureen→

director · ~78y · resigned 2026-03-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/06/2026	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/10/2025	—
outstanding	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Charge	1 property	08/11/1991	—
outstanding	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Charge	1 property	28/11/1983	—

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Recent filings (104 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-06-11

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officers · TM02

2026-03-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-27

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2025-10-08