ANCIENT MARINER FURNITURE CO. LTD
🌳Matureactive
03057451 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-17
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £273.1k |
| Current assets | — | £493.4k |
| Cash | — | £413.0k |
| Debtors | — | £80.5k |
| Net assets | — | £273.1k |
| Average employees | 300 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-05➖ELLIS, Carole Irene resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2017-05-19➕ELLIS, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-06-01➕BROWN, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2015-06-01➕CHADWICK, Rachael appointeddirector
- 2015-06-01➖ELLIS, Carole Irene resigneddirector
- 2015-06-01➖ELLIS, William Michael resigneddirector
- 2005-07-19➕ELLIS, Carole Irene appointeddirector
- 1996-04-30➖ELLIS, James Michael resigneddirector
- 1996-01-24➕ELLIS, William Michael appointeddirector
- 1995-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCIENT MARINER FURNITURE CO. LTD
- 1995-05-17➕ELLIS, Carole Irene appointedsecretary
- 1995-05-17➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-05-17➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-05-17➕ELLIS, James Michael appointeddirector
- 1995-05-17➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-05-17➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-05-17➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-05-17➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Michael Ellis Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/05/2017 |
Mrs Sarah Brown Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/05/2017 |
Mrs Rachael Chadwick Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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
Incorporated1995-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Registered office
37 Bradyll Court
Brockhall Village Old Langho
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB6 8AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
BROWN, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHADWICK, Rachael→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Carole Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-05-17 · resigned 2022-08-05
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-17 · resigned 1995-05-17
ELLIS, Carole Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2005-07-19 · resigned 2015-06-01
ELLIS, James Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 1995-05-17 · resigned 1996-04-30
ELLIS, William Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 2015-06-01
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-17 · resigned 1995-05-17
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-17 · resigned 1995-05-17
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-02