ANEST IWATA (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02822550 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-28
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.93M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.3y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (4 active, 32 linked, 21 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
173 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,927,845
Net assets shrinking
Down £76,613 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.0m
↓ 6.5% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£461k£923k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.96M£2.03M
Current assets£2.05M£2.31M
Cash£1.01M£1.08M
Debtors£506.1k£580.3k
Net assets£1.93M£2.00M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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  2. 2025-06-17
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  3. 2025-06-17
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-01
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    DAIMARU, Masanori appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-01
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    OSAWA, Kenichi resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-29
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  7. 2024-03-15
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  8. 2023-06-20
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  9. 2022-03-25
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  10. 2021-06-08
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  11. 2020-08-21
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  12. 2020-01-27
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-12-31
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    IWATA, Hajime resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-25
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  15. 2019-11-25
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  16. 2019-11-21
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    OSAWA, Kenichi appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-21
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    SAKANOUE, Kazuyuki resigned
    director
  18. 2019-05-13
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  19. 2018-09-17
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  20. 2018-09-17
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  22. 2018-09-17
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  23. 2018-07-30
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    MATSUMOTO, Takuya appointed
    director
  24. 2018-07-30
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    IWATA, Hajime appointed
    director
  25. 2018-07-30
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    KOGA, Hiroshi resigned
    director
  26. 2018-07-30
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    SAKANOUE, Kazuyuki appointed
    director
  27. 2018-07-30
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    SUZUKI, Masato resigned
    director
  28. 2018-07-30
    ➖
    TSUBOTA, Takahiro resigned
    director
  29. 2018-07-30
    ➖
    VICENTINI, Marco Giulio resigned
    director
  30. 2012-12-14
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    WESTERMAN, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  31. 2012-12-14
    ➖
    WOOD, Elizabeth Christine resigned
    secretary
  32. 2012-05-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2011-05-02
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    SUZUKI, Masato appointed
    director
  34. 2011-04-20
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    TAKEDA, Katsumi resigned
    director
  35. 2008-07-31
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    HOLMES, Rodney resigned
    director
  36. 2008-03-25
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    MORIMOTO, Kiyoshi resigned
    director
  37. 2008-03-25
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    TAKEDA, Katsumi appointed
    director
  38. 2007-07-17
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    HOLMES, Rodney appointed
    director
  39. 2007-07-17
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    KOGA, Hiroshi appointed
    director
  40. 2007-05-15
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    KATO, Hiroshi resigned
    director
  41. 2007-05-15
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    O'CONNELL, Earl Joseph Peter resigned
    director
  42. 2007-02-20
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    O'CONNELL, Earl Joseph Peter resigned
    secretary
  43. 2007-02-20
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    WOOD, Elizabeth Christine appointed
    secretary
  44. 2007-02-20
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    O'CONNELL, Earl Joseph Peter resigned
    director
  45. 2006-09-29
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    AGER, Dawn Joy resigned
    secretary
  46. 2006-09-29
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    O'CONNELL, Earl Joseph Peter appointed
    secretary
  47. 2006-03-22
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    AGER, Dawn Joy appointed
    secretary
  48. 2006-03-21
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    PALFREY, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  49. 2005-11-16
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    ROBSON, Anthony John appointed
    director
  50. 2005-06-01
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    O'CONNELL, Earl Joseph Peter appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

7 Chester Road, Colmworth Business Park
Eaton Socon
St. Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 8YT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (4 active · 28 resigned)

WESTERMAN, Julie Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAIMARU, Masanori→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Active
MATSUMOTO, Takuya→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-07-30
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Active
ROBSON, Anthony John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AGER, Dawn Joy→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-22 · resigned 2006-09-29
Resigned
KENT, Robin Hilary→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1993-08-01
Resigned
O'CONNELL, Earl Joseph Peter→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-29 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
OPENSHAW, Trevor→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1996-01-27
Resigned
PALFREY, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2006-03-21
Resigned
SANDERSON, Gillian Zoe→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-25 · resigned 1998-05-15
Resigned
STANBROOK, Paul→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 2005-05-06
Resigned
WOOD, Elizabeth Christine→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned
WRIGHT, Michael Henry→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-16 · resigned 1998-12-11
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1993-05-28
Resigned
HOLMES, Rodney→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
IWATA, Hajime→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
IWATA, Kazuya→
director · ~94y · appointed 1993-07-22 · resigned 1999-02-28
Resigned
KATO, Hiroshi→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2007-05-15
Resigned
KENT, Robin Hilary→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1994-05-28
Resigned
KOGA, Hiroshi→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2018-07-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Iwata Air Compressor Mfg.Co.
Iwata Air Compressor Mfg.Co.Limited
Debenture1 property24/03/199612/05/2012
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property24/03/199510/04/1996

Recent filings (173 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21