ANSATYRES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02935761 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-06
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£52.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 2 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 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
75
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 £52,535
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£61.8k£59.2k
Current assets£55.3k£66.6k
Cash£33.4k£42.0k
Debtors£18.1k£19.6k
Net assets£52.5k£50.4k

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

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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 (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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  2. 2025-01-23
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  3. 2024-01-16
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  4. 2023-06-13
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  5. 2022-12-07
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  6. 2021-12-10
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  7. 2021-02-09
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  8. 2020-05-29
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  9. 2020-05-29
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  10. 2019-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-02
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  12. 2018-08-20
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  13. 2018-08-15
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  14. 2018-08-15
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  17. 2018-08-15
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  18. 2018-08-10
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    CONNER, Amy Rachel appointed
    director
  19. 2018-08-10
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Darryl appointed
    director
  20. 2018-08-10
    ➖
    HOPWOOD, Susan Margaret resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-08-10
    ➖
    HOPWOOD, Neil Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2018-08-10
    ➖
    HOPWOOD, Susan Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2005-07-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2001-02-05
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    HOPWOOD, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  26. 1995-08-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 1994-09-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  28. 1994-08-25
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    HOPWOOD, Neil Stephen resigned
    director
  29. 1994-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ANSATYRES LIMITED
  30. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    HOPWOOD, Susan Margaret appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1994-06-06
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    HOPWOOD, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  34. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    HOPWOOD, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  35. 1994-06-06
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1994-06-06
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darryl Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Stephen Hopwoodceased 10/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1994-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

17 Pierces Square Pentrefelin
Wrexham
Wrexham
LL13 7NE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CONNER, Amy Rachel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Darryl→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPWOOD, Susan Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 1994-06-06
Resigned
HOPWOOD, Neil Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
HOPWOOD, Neil Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 1994-08-25
Resigned
HOPWOOD, Susan Margaret→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-06 · resigned 1994-06-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property01/08/199524/07/2017
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property01/09/199419/07/2005

Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-29