ANSPEAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02853229 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-14

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	1500	1500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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PEARSON, Charles Alexander appointed
director
2024-11-20
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PEARSON, Edward George appointed
director
2024-11-20
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DANIELL, Anthony Hamilton resigned
director
2024-11-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-20
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officers · AP01
2024-11-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-01
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PEARSON, John Richard Anthony, Professor resigned
director
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-31
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RICKETTS, William Nicholas resigned
director
2019-03-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-01
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RICKETTS, William Nicholas appointed
director
2016-11-18
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MUNDAY, Stephen Charles Richard appointed
director
2013-09-04
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DANIELL, Anthony Hamilton appointed
director
2011-11-01
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READ, Andrew James resigned
director
2011-08-09
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VAN BEESTEN, Pieter Thomas appointed
secretary
2011-08-09
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POWELL, Donna Claire Chantel resigned
secretary
2001-07-25
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PEARSON, Mark Anthony resigned
secretary
2001-02-25
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POWELL, Donna Claire Chantel appointed
secretary
2000-07-26
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READ, Andrew James appointed
director
1993-09-14
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Company incorporated
As ANSPEAR LIMITED
1993-09-14
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PEARSON, George Alexander appointed
director
1993-09-14
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PEARSON, Mark Anthony appointed
director
1993-09-14
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PEARSON, Mark Anthony appointed
secretary
1993-09-14
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-09-14
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-09-14
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PEARSON, John Richard Anthony, Professor appointed
director
1993-09-14
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-09-14
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PEARSON, Charles Alexander (same surname) appointed 2024-11-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Anthony Pearson Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	14/09/2016
Mr George Alexander Pearson Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	14/09/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-09-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

10 Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 1JT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14