ANTEO UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01879095 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-15
    ➖
    BONISSONI, Claudio resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-05-31
    ➕
    BIANCHI, Amedeo appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-31
    ➕
    HINDS, Carl Stuart, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-31
    ➕
    BONISSONI, Claudio appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    WATERFALL, Philip Stephen resigned
    director
  18. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    WATERFALL, Terrance Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2011-08-26
    ➖
    HAWTIN, Philip Gerald resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-08-26
    ➖
    HAWTIN, Philip Gerald resigned
    director
  26. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    HASLOP, Stephen Robert resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    HAWTIN, Philip Gerald appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    HASLOP, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  29. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    HAWTIN, Philip Gerald appointed
    director
  30. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    HEMP, Paul Richard resigned
    director
  31. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    WATERFALL, Philip Stephen appointed
    director
  32. 2001-12-07
    ➖
    RENSHAW, Neil Eric resigned
    director
  33. 2000-10-01
    ➖
    HOLMES, Laurence Francis resigned
    director
  34. 1999-05-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  35. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    HASLOP, Stephen Robert appointed
    secretary
  36. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    HASLOP, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  37. 1994-05-17
    ➕
    HOLMES, Laurence Francis appointed
    director
  38. 1994-05-17
    ➖
    HOLMES, Laurence Francis resigned
    director
  39. 1994-05-09
    ➖
    SMITH, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  40. 1992-02-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  41. 1992-02-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  42. 1985-12-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank Equity Limited
  43. 1985-04-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  44. 1985-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTEO UK LIMITED

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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cvh-Omfb Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cvh-Omfb Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ANTEO UK LIMITED
This company · 01879095

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cvh-Omfb Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated1985-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

2 Fulwood Rise
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 2PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

BIANCHI, Amedeo→
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HINDS, Carl Stuart, Mr.→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HASLOP, Stephen Robert→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
HAWTIN, Philip Gerald→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
SMITH, David Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1994-05-09
Resigned
BONISSONI, Claudio→
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-05-31 · resigned 2026-06-15
Resigned
HASLOP, Stephen Robert→
director · ~67y · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
HAWTIN, Philip Gerald→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
HEMP, Paul Richard→
director · ~76y · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
HOLMES, Laurence Francis→
director · ~101y · appointed 1994-05-17 · resigned 2000-10-01
Resigned
HOLMES, Laurence Francis→
director · ~101y · resigned 1994-05-17
Resigned
RENSHAW, Neil Eric→
director · ~76y · resigned 2001-12-07
Resigned
WATERFALL, Philip Stephen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
WATERFALL, Terrance Anthony→
director · ~82y · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/05/1999—
satisfied
Midland Bank Equity
Midland Bank Equity Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property12/12/198519/02/1992
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property03/04/198519/02/1992
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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-05