ANGLIA HOUSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02650910 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-03

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	—	£34
Current assets	—	£34
Net assets	—	£34

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-07-16
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2025-06-20
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2024-07-03
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2023-06-21
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2022-06-23
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2021-08-18
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2020-07-15
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2019-10-09
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address · AD04
2019-07-03
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2018-04-25
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2017-07-12
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2016-06-29
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2015-10-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-27
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2014-10-08
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2008-08-01
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POWNER, Paul Thomas appointed
secretary
2008-07-31
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HEATH, Robert John resigned
secretary
1991-10-03
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Company incorporated
As ANGLIA HOUSE LIMITED
1991-10-03
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COLE, Michael John appointed
director
1991-10-03
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-10-03
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1991-09-27
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HEATH, Robert John appointed
secretary
1991-09-27
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-09-27
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

clean

No 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
Mr Michael John Cole Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	03/10/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Anglia House

Pitgreen Lane

Wolstanton

Staffordshire

ST5 0DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

POWNER, Paul Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2008-08-01

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Active

COLE, Michael John→

director · ~79y · appointed 1991-10-03

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Active

HEATH, Robert John→

secretary · appointed 1991-09-27 · resigned 2008-07-31

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-03 · resigned 1991-09-27

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-03 · resigned 1991-09-27

Resigned

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