ANGLO FRENCH PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02184094 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 30.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-04-02➕WINGFIELD DIGBY, James Hugo appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-02➕WINGFIELD DIGBY, James Hugo appointeddirector
- 2018-11-02➖MASKELL, Miles Gerald resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-02➖MASKELL, Miles Gerald resigneddirector
- 2018-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-09📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2018-10-09📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2018-07-27➖DE KLEE, Charlotte Ann Margaret resigneddirector
- 2018-07-27➖MASKELL, Timothy Nye resigneddirector
- 1998-04-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Land Securities PLC
- 1995-12-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Land Securities PLC
- 1992-09-30➖CRIDLAND, Geoffrey Alan Hugh resigneddirector
- 1987-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLO FRENCH PROPERTIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James Hugo Wingfield Digby Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Miles Gerald Maskellceased 02/11/2018· 75-100% shares
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
The Old Rectory Droop
Hazelbury Bryan
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 2ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
WINGFIELD DIGBY, James Hugo→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINGFIELD DIGBY, James Hugo→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASKELL, Miles Gerald→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2018-11-02
CRIDLAND, Geoffrey Alan Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1992-09-30
DE KLEE, Charlotte Ann Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2018-07-27
MASKELL, Miles Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2018-11-02
MASKELL, Timothy Nye→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2018-07-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Land Securities Land Securities PLC | Deed of deposit | 1 property | 07/04/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Land Securities Land Securities PLC | Deed of rent deposit | 1 property | 29/12/1995 | — |
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Recent filings (115 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-24