ANDERSON KING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03678703 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-04
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£76.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £75,993
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£165k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£76k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£170k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.0k | £72.4k |
| Current assets | £170.3k | £154.2k |
| Cash | £165.3k | £139.6k |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £14.6k |
| Net assets | £76.0k | £72.4k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-12-31➕KING, Julie Ann appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-31➖BRADLEY, Andrea resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-31➖BRADLEY, Philip John resigneddirector
- 1998-12-11➕KING, Paul Wells appointeddirector
- 1998-12-11➕BRADLEY, Andrea appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-11➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-12-11➕BRADLEY, Philip John appointeddirector
- 1998-12-11➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON KING LIMITED
- 1998-12-04➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-12-04➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ak Financial Advisers Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Ak Financial Advisers Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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ANDERSON KING LIMITED
This company · 03678703
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ak Financial Advisers Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Samuel Wells Kingceased 17/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Wells Kingceased 06/04/2024· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Juile Ann Kingceased 06/04/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Stanley House
London Road
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 9GA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-04
Last: 2026-06-20
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
KING, Paul Wells→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADLEY, Andrea→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-11 · resigned 1999-12-31
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 1998-12-11
BRADLEY, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1998-12-11 · resigned 1999-12-31
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 1998-12-11
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Recent filings (97 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04