ANVILMARTS LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.34M |
| Current assets | £978.7k |
| Cash | £392.3k |
| Debtors | £575.6k |
| Net assets | £1.12M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 6 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 mortgage
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02➕DAVIS, Benjamin John appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➖STOCK, Jeremy Grant resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-02➖MCCULLOCH, Evelyne resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02➖STOCK, David Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02➖STOCK, Jeremy Grant resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02➖STREAMER, Alan resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-09➕MCCULLOCH, Evelyne appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-12-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2019-12-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2003-02-21➖STOCK, Fiona resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-21➕STOCK, Jeremy Grant appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-12-01➕STREAMER, Alan appointeddirector
- 1995-10-30➕STOCK, Jeremy Grant appointeddirector
- 1995-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-03-04➕STOCK, David Nicholas appointeddirector
- 1994-03-04➖STOCK, Jeremy Grant resigneddirector
- 1991-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANVILMARTS LIMITED
- 1991-02-05➕STOCK, Fiona appointedsecretary
- 1991-02-05➕NOTEHOLD LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-02-05➖NOTEHOLD LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-02-05➕STOCK, Jeremy Grant appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: STOCK, Jeremy Grant resigned 2026-04-02; MCCULLOCH, Evelyne resigned 2026-04-02; STOCK, David Nicholas resigned 2026-04-02
Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bennik Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennik Developments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/04/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jeremy Grant Stockceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Nicholas Stockceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Helen Stockceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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 →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.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2019 | 13/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/12/2019 | 25/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 02/05/2000 | 20/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 14/08/1995 | 20/12/2019 |