ANALOX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03005200 · ltd · incorporated 1994-12-23
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
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.4y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,587,768
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.59M |
| Average employees | 9500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-20➕HOWARD, Nicola Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-12-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-02➕JOHNS, Duncan Brian appointeddirector
- 2022-12-02➖PRIESTMAN, Julia Clare resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-02➖BATCHELOR, Ian resigneddirector
- 2022-12-02➖HARBOTTLE, Alan resigneddirector
- 2022-12-02➖LEWIS, William Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-12-02➖MINTO, Simon Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-12-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-18➖PIGG, Kathryn Victoria resigneddirector
- 2018-04-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2018-04-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-10-31➕HARBOTTLE, Emma Clare appointeddirector
- 2014-10-31➖ROBERTSON, Ian David resigneddirector
- 2007-01-01➕LEWIS, William Mark appointeddirector
- 2002-05-10➕PIGG, Kathryn Victoria appointeddirector
- 2002-04-29➕MINTO, Simon Andrew appointeddirector
- 2000-09-28➕ROBERTSON, Ian David appointeddirector
- 2000-07-24➕BATCHELOR, Ian appointeddirector
- 1999-02-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-06-16➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-02-22➕PRIESTMAN, Julia Clare appointedsecretary
- 1994-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ANALOX LIMITED
- 1994-12-23➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Analox Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Analox Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANALOX LIMITED
This company · 03005200
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Analox Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/12/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Emma Clare Harbottleceased 02/12/2022· significant influence
- Mr Alan Harbottleceased 02/12/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr William Mark Lewisceased 20/09/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
The Hive Butts Lane
Fowlmere
Royston
SG8 7SL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
HARBOTTLE, Emma Clare→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWARD, Nicola Anne→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-12-20
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JOHNS, Duncan Brian→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRIESTMAN, Julia Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-22 · resigned 2022-12-02
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 1995-06-16
BATCHELOR, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-07-24 · resigned 2022-12-02
HARBOTTLE, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 2022-12-02
LEWIS, William Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2022-12-02
MINTO, Simon Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2022-12-02
PIGG, Kathryn Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2022-10-18
ROBERTSON, Ian David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2014-10-31
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 1994-12-23
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 06/12/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2022 | 01/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/04/2018 | 09/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/04/2018 | 09/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 19/02/1999 | 09/11/2022 |
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Recent filings (137 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-12