ANGLIAN DECORATIVE GLASS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02863690 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-07-22
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  3. 2023-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-03-07
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    DACK, Benjamin William appointed
    director
  6. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-30
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    TWEEDIE, Philip Stanley appointed
    director
  10. 2020-09-30
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    STONE, Stephen John resigned
    director
  11. 2020-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-07-08
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    STONE, Stephen John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-06-28
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    ROBERTS, Nicholas Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2019-06-25
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    MUNBY, Rachael Emma appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Nicholas Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2018-11-01
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    SANDFORD, Martyn resigned
    director
  24. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2017-09-27
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    SANDFORD, Martyn appointed
    director
  27. 2017-03-22
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    CHAPPELL, Barry John resigned
    secretary
  28. 2017-03-15
    ➖
    TWEEDIE, Philip Stanley resigned
    director
  29. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    CONWAY, Trevor George resigned
    director
  30. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    CONWAY, Trevor George appointed
    director
  31. 2001-04-19
    ➖
    AITKEN, Robert Ferguson resigned
    director
  32. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    TWEEDIE, Philip Stanley appointed
    director
  33. 1998-09-04
    ➖
    COX, John resigned
    director
  34. 1997-05-21
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, Barry John appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-05-21
    ➖
    GREEN, Alan Francis resigned
    secretary
  36. 1996-10-10
    ➕
    AITKEN, Robert Ferguson appointed
    director
  37. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    HERMAN, David Peter resigned
    director
  38. 1996-05-31
    ➖
    STEELE, Robert resigned
    director
  39. 1996-01-08
    ➖
    SWIFT, Ronald Arthur resigned
    director
  40. 1994-07-14
    ➕
    COX, John appointed
    director
  41. 1994-07-14
    ➕
    STEELE, Robert appointed
    director
  42. 1993-11-09
    ➕
    GREEN, Alan Francis appointed
    secretary
  43. 1993-11-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1993-11-09
    ➕
    HERMAN, David Peter appointed
    director
  45. 1993-11-09
    ➕
    SWIFT, Ronald Arthur appointed
    director
  46. 1993-11-09
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1993-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIAN DECORATIVE GLASS LIMITED
  48. 1993-10-19
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1993-10-19
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Anglian Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Anglian Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANGLIAN DECORATIVE GLASS LIMITED
This company · 02863690

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anglian Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Liberator Road
Liberator Road
Norwich
NR6 6EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

DACK, Benjamin William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNBY, Rachael Emma→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TWEEDIE, Philip Stanley→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPPELL, Barry John→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-21 · resigned 2017-03-22
Resigned
GREEN, Alan Francis→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1997-05-21
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-10-19 · resigned 1993-11-09
Resigned
AITKEN, Robert Ferguson→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-10-10 · resigned 2001-04-19
Resigned
CONWAY, Trevor George→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
COX, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-07-14 · resigned 1998-09-04
Resigned
HERMAN, David Peter→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Nicholas Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2019-06-28
Resigned
SANDFORD, Martyn→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-09-27 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned
STEELE, Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-07-14 · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned
STONE, Stephen John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-07-08 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
SWIFT, Ronald Arthur→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1996-01-08
Resigned
TWEEDIE, Philip Stanley→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-10-19 · resigned 1993-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-30