ANGLIAN COUNTRY INNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03214479 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-20
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
£22.32M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
24 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 29.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
24 charges (24/24 with lender, 24/24 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (8 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
177 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £244,672
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 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £22.32M |
| Gross profit | £16.82M |
| Operating profit | £763.2k |
| Profit before tax | £244.7k |
| Average employees | 40600 |
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.
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
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-19🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2025-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2025-10-29🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-10-29🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-10-29🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-10-29🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-10-03📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31➕BURROWS, Lisa Katrina appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-13🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
- 2023-10-25🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
- 2022-01-04🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-05-20🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
- 2020-05-20🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 89 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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
2 med · 1 low5 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2025-12-19: A registered charge; 2025-10-29: A registered charge; 2025-10-29: A registered charge
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
The Nye Family Trust holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
The Nye Family Trust
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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ANGLIAN COUNTRY INNS LIMITED
This company · 03214479
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Nye Family Trust Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 25/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Owen Clifford Nyeceased 25/10/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
20-21 Hermitage Road
Hitchin
SG5 1BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16
Officers (8 active · 7 resigned)
NESS, Robert James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-08-03
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BURROWS, Lisa Katrina→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-31
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LAY, Philip Henry→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-09-04
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NYE, Christina Carolyn→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-07-16
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NYE, Clifford Owen→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-06-25
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NYE, Howard Charles Bradley→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2009-06-05
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NYE, James Owen Bradley→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2005-07-13
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WHITAKER, Gemma→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-12-20
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MITCHELL, Michael Cyril→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-13 · resigned 2012-07-06
NYE, Clifford Owen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 1998-01-13
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-20 · resigned 1997-07-16
HODGSON, James Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 1997-07-16
KODAGODA, Harindra→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2019-03-31
MITCHELL, Michael Cyril→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2011-01-15 · resigned 2011-06-28
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-20 · resigned 1997-07-16
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Mortgages & charges
24
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:24 of 24 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/02/2024 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/10/2023 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 04/01/2022 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 4 properties | 20/05/2020 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 20/05/2020 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2020 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/05/2020 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Bank Cynergy Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2020 | 30/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2013 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2013 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 09/01/2013 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/05/2011 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/05/2011 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/05/2011 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/05/2011 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/04/2011 | 07/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 17/06/2004 | 17/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/08/1996 | 08/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 30/08/1996 | 08/06/2011 |
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Recent filings (177 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30