ANCHOR COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (SWANSEA) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01818538 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-23
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
25 officers (3 active, 25 linked, 15 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
152 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
75
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200300

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-07
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  2. 2024-11-30
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  3. 2023-12-10
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  4. 2023-11-03
    MURPHY, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-11-03
    VINCENT, Claire Maria resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-11-03
    HARRIS, Francis John resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-03
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  8. 2023-11-03
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  9. 2023-11-03
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  10. 2022-08-18
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  11. 2021-06-14
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  12. 2020-06-06
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  13. 2019-04-24
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  14. 2018-12-11
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  20. 2018-09-24
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  21. 2018-04-01
    DINEEN, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-01
    GILLARD, Joyce Eileen resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-01
    LEWIS, Christopher Brian resigned
    director
  24. 2017-11-10
    REDMOND, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2016-04-18
    BENNETT, Michael David appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-18
    LEWIS, Gwynne Clement resigned
    director
  27. 2015-03-31
    CHISHOLM, William Harry resigned
    director
  28. 2013-12-20
    DINEEN, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  29. 2013-12-20
    THOMAS, Islwyn John resigned
    director
  30. 2009-04-26
    CHISHOLM, Jane-Marie resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-04-26
    CHISHOLM, Jane-Marie resigned
    director
  32. 2009-04-26
    CHISHOLM, William Harry appointed
    director
  33. 2009-04-26
    LEWIS, Christopher Brian appointed
    director
  34. 2009-04-20
    VINCENT, Claire Maria appointed
    secretary
  35. 2007-11-27
    LEWIS, Gwynne Clement resigned
    secretary
  36. 2007-10-14
    HARRIS, Francis John appointed
    director
  37. 2007-04-20
    CHISHOLM, Jane-Marie appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-04-20
    CHISHOLM, Jane-Marie appointed
    director
  39. 2007-04-17
    PROSSER, Walter Mark resigned
    director
  40. 2006-12-08
    GILLARD, Joyce Eileen resigned
    secretary
  41. 2006-12-08
    LEWIS, Gwynne Clement appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-06-18
    GILLARD, Joyce Eileen appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-06-18
    LEWIS, Gwynne Clement resigned
    secretary
  44. 2001-04-03
    LEWIS, Gwynne Clement appointed
    secretary
  45. 2000-06-17
    CUDDY, John resigned
    secretary
  46. 1999-06-01
    GILLARD, Joyce Eileen appointed
    director
  47. 1999-06-01
    WEBB, Joan Mary resigned
    director
  48. 1997-10-13
    HOLMES, Beverley Kim resigned
    secretary
  49. 1997-10-13
    HOLMES, Beverley Kim resigned
    director
  50. 1997-08-18
    CUDDY, John appointed
    secretary
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Elba Park Bay Studios
Fabian Way
Swansea
SA1 8QJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 22 resigned)

MURPHY, Jacqueline
secretary · appointed 2023-11-03
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Active
BENNETT, Michael David
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-04-18
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Active
REDMOND, Robert
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-11-10
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Active
CHISHOLM, Jane-Marie
secretary · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2009-04-26
Resigned
CUDDY, John
secretary · appointed 1997-08-18 · resigned 2000-06-17
Resigned
GILLARD, Joyce Eileen
secretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2006-12-08
Resigned
HOLMES, Beverley Kim
secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1997-10-13
Resigned
LEWIS, Gwynne Clement
secretary · appointed 2006-12-08 · resigned 2007-11-27
Resigned
LEWIS, Gwynne Clement
secretary · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2001-06-18
Resigned
THOMAS, Patricia Elizabeth Glasbrook
secretary · resigned 1995-01-15
Resigned
VINCENT, Claire Maria
secretary · appointed 2009-04-20 · resigned 2023-11-03
Resigned
CHISHOLM, Jane-Marie
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2009-04-26
Resigned
CHISHOLM, William Harry
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-04-26 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
DAVID, Jeffrey Trevor
director · ~82y · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
DINEEN, Nicholas John
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-12-20 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
GILLARD, Joyce Eileen
director · ~94y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
HARRIS, Francis John
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-10-14 · resigned 2023-11-03
Resigned
HARRIS, Martin
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 1995-05-19
Resigned
HARRIS, Mary
director · ~70y · resigned 1994-07-11
Resigned
HOLMES, Beverley Kim
director · appointed 1995-07-02 · resigned 1997-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (152 total)

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2025-12-07
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2025-02-24
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2024-11-30
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2024-02-18
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2023-12-10
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2023-11-03
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2023-11-03
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2023-02-14
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2022-08-18
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