AN-EX ANALYTICAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02308677 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-15➖BRAIN, Keith Roger resigneddirector
- 2021-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18➕JONES, Andrew Christian, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-11-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-09-03➕GREEN, Darren Michael, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-03➖WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-03➖WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-02-04➕GREEN, Darren Michael, Dr appointeddirector
- 2000-03-10➖WATKINSON, Adam Charles resigneddirector
- 1995-12-18➕WATKINSON, Adam Charles appointeddirector
- 1994-09-12➖HADGRAFT, Jonathan, Professor resigneddirector
- 1993-10-26➖HADGRAFT, Jonathan, Professor resignedsecretary
- 1993-10-26➕WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1993-10-25➖WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew resignedsecretary
- 1988-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AN-EX ANALYTICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
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 |
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Dr Darren Michael Green Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 12/03/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Estate Of Keith Roger Brainceased 15/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Estate Of Kenneth Andrew Waltersceased 15/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Professor Jonathan Hadgraftceased 03/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
2 Oldfield Road
Bocam Park
Bridgend
Bridgend County Borough
CF35 5LJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
GREEN, Darren Michael, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Darren Michael, Dr→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-04
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JONES, Andrew Christian, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-11-18
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HADGRAFT, Jonathan, Professor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-10-26
WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-26 · resigned 1993-10-25
WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-09-03
BRAIN, Keith Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2022-03-15
HADGRAFT, Jonathan, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1994-09-12
WALTERS, Kenneth Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2021-09-03
WATKINSON, Adam Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1995-12-18 · resigned 2000-03-10
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Recent filings (114 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06