ANGLO SOUND & VISION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03526726 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46431
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
66 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-17
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  2. 2024-07-10
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  3. 2023-09-15
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  4. 2022-08-11
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  5. 2022-01-07
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  6. 2020-03-16
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  7. 2019-10-31
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  8. 2018-03-27
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  9. 2017-10-28
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  10. 2016-11-04
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  11. 2016-03-16
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  12. 2015-03-14
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  13. 2015-03-14
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  15. 2014-04-21
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  16. 1998-04-09
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    BROWN, Simon Roger appointed
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  17. 1998-04-09
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    BROWN, Timothy David appointed
    director
  18. 1998-04-09
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  19. 1998-04-09
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  20. 1998-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO SOUND & VISION LIMITED
  21. 1998-03-13
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
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  22. 1998-03-13
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy David Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46431 — SIC 46431

Registered office

50 The Ridings
Surbiton
Surrey
KT5 8HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, Simon Roger→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-09
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Active
BROWN, Timothy David→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-04-09
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Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 1998-04-09
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 1998-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
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2025-03-21
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2025-03-17
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2024-07-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
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2023-09-15
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2023-03-19
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2022-08-11
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2022-03-19
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2022-01-07
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2021-03-14
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2020-03-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-14
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2019-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-16