ANAESTHESIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02675626 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-08
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£157.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £157,209
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£160k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£157k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£205k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£205kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£162.8k£142.5k
Current assets£205.1k£153.7k
Cash£160.3k£106.0k
Debtors£43.9k£46.7k
Net assets£157.2k£135.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2009-05-27
    ➕
    GRAY, Diane appointed
    secretary
  16. 2009-05-27
    ➖
    ROBINSON, David John resigned
    secretary
  17. 1999-08-01
    ➖
    GRAY, John Martyn resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-08-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, David John appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-08-01
    ➖
    ROBINSON, David John resigned
    director
  20. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    GRAY, John Martyn appointed
    director
  21. 1993-01-08
    ➖
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1992-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANAESTHESIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  23. 1992-01-08
    ➕
    GRAY, John Martyn appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-01-08
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-01-08
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1992-01-08
    ➕
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
    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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Martyn Gray
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016
Diane Gray
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

5 Moorland Gardens
Moortown
Leeds
LS17 6JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GRAY, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-27
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Active
GRAY, John Martyn→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-04-01
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Active
GRAY, John Martyn→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-08 · resigned 1999-08-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, David John→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-01 · resigned 2009-05-27
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-08 · resigned 1992-01-08
Resigned
ROBINSON, David John→
director · ~73y · resigned 1999-08-01
Resigned
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-08 · resigned 1993-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01