ANTHONY WILLIAMS & CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02765719 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 33.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees12001200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-04-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-04-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2026-04-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2026-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-04-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Linda Theresa resigned
    secretary
  9. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    STEPHENS, David Geoffrey resigned
    director
  10. 2025-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2023-02-21
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2022-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-01
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Keiron David appointed
    director
  19. 2021-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-06-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2020-09-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Dominic Derek Geoffrey appointed
    director
  24. 2017-05-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2017-05-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2011-05-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2009-02-13
    ➖
    STEPHENS, David Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-02-13
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Linda Theresa appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-01-31
    ➖
    VICKERS, Michael John resigned
    director
  30. 2004-02-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  31. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    STEPHENS, David Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-04-01
    ➖
    VICKERS, Linda Jane resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    STEPHENS, David Geoffrey appointed
    director
  34. 1996-09-03
    ➖
    CARTWRIGHT, John Ernest Charles resigned
    secretary
  35. 1996-09-03
    ➕
    VICKERS, Linda Jane appointed
    secretary
  36. 1996-09-03
    ➖
    CARTWRIGHT, John Ernest Charles resigned
    director
  37. 1996-01-22
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 1995-04-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
  39. 1995-03-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  40. 1993-11-01
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, David Joseph resigned
    director
  41. 1993-02-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1992-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY WILLIAMS & CO. LIMITED
  43. 1992-11-18
    ➕
    CARTWRIGHT, John Ernest Charles appointed
    secretary
  44. 1992-11-18
    ➕
    CARTWRIGHT, John Ernest Charles appointed
    director
  45. 1992-11-18
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, David Joseph appointed
    director
  46. 1992-11-18
    ➕
    VICKERS, Michael John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: STEPHENS, Linda Theresa resigned 2026-03-31; STEPHENS, David Geoffrey resigned 2026-03-31

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Karnview Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Kelast Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
⬇
ANTHONY WILLIAMS & CO. LIMITED
This company · 02765719

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Karnview Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2026
Kelast Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Geoffrey Stephensceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Trevenson House Church Road
Pool
Redruth
Cornwall
TR15 3PT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

STEPHENS, Dominic Derek Geoffrey→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENS, Keiron David→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTWRIGHT, John Ernest Charles→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1996-09-03
Resigned
STEPHENS, David Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2009-02-13
Resigned
STEPHENS, Linda Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
VICKERS, Linda Jane→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-03 · resigned 2002-04-01
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, John Ernest Charles→
director · ~89y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1996-09-03
Resigned
REYNOLDS, David Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1993-11-01
Resigned
STEPHENS, David Geoffrey→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
VICKERS, Michael John→
director · ~74y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 2009-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/01/199611/02/2004
satisfied
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
Debenture1 property20/04/199521/05/2011
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/03/199515/05/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property08/02/199315/05/2017

Recent filings (126 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-21