ANCHOR AGENCIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02108876 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£999.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £999,071
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.3m
↓ 1.8% YoY
Net Worth
£999k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £999.1k | £995.5k |
| Current assets | £1.28M | £1.29M |
| Cash | £1.25M | £1.28M |
| Debtors | £21.0k | £10.5k |
| Net assets | £999.1k | £995.5k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-09-09➕SYKES, Harry Peter Derek appointeddirector
- 2016-09-09➖KEAN, Barbara Lynn resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-06➖SYKES, Hugh Richard resigneddirector
- 1992-02-24➕KEAN, Barbara Lynn appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-24➖WIDDOWSON, Nigel resignedsecretary
- 1987-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR AGENCIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harry Peter Derek Sykes Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
4th Floor St James House
St James Square
Cheltenham
GL50 3PR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
SYKES, Harry Peter Derek→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEAN, Barbara Lynn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-02-24 · resigned 2016-09-09
WIDDOWSON, Nigel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-02-24
SYKES, Hugh Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2016-08-06
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Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28