ANGLIA SECRETARIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03767740 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-11
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
98 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3
Current Assets
£3
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£3
Current assets£3
Net assets£3

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.

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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 (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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  2. 2025-04-17
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  4. 2024-10-15
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    SWINTON, Christopher Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-15
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    SWINTON, Robert Stevenson appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-15
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    BALDRY, Matthew James resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-10-15
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    GOODWIN, Nicola Jane resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-10-15
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    JAFFREY, Anita Jane resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-10-15
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  10. 2024-10-15
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  13. 2024-10-15
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  14. 2024-10-15
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  16. 2024-10-15
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  18. 2024-10-15
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  19. 2024-07-16
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    BALDRY, Matthew James appointed
    secretary
  20. 2024-07-16
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  21. 2024-06-03
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  25. 2024-02-28
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  26. 2024-02-28
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  27. 2023-08-14
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  28. 2023-06-02
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  29. 2023-05-19
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    TALBOT, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  30. 2022-03-03
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    JAFFREY, Anita Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 2022-03-03
    ➕
    TALBOT, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  32. 2021-07-28
    ➖
    GREEN, Jordan Charles resigned
    secretary
  33. 2019-10-22
    ➕
    GREEN, Jordan Charles appointed
    secretary
  34. 2017-10-20
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  35. 2017-10-20
    ➖
    SWINTON, Paul Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  36. 2012-05-31
    ➖
    SWINTON, Christopher Robert resigned
    secretary
  37. 2012-05-31
    ➖
    SWINTON, Christopher Robert resigned
    director
  38. 2007-08-31
    ➖
    SWINTON, Audrey May resigned
    director
  39. 2007-05-31
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    SWINTON, Paul Nicholas appointed
    director
  40. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    SWINTON, Christopher Robert appointed
    director
  41. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    SWINTON, Paul Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    SWINTON, Christopher Robert appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-06-30
    ➖
    SWINTON, Audrey May resigned
    secretary
  44. 2001-06-30
    ➖
    SWINTON, Robert Stevenson resigned
    director
  45. 1999-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIA SECRETARIES LIMITED
  46. 1999-05-11
    ➕
    SWINTON, Audrey May appointed
    secretary
  47. 1999-05-11
    ➕
    SWINTON, Audrey May appointed
    director
  48. 1999-05-11
    ➕
    SWINTON, Robert Stevenson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SWINTON, Christopher Robert (same surname) appointed 2024-10-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Nicholas Swinton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/10/2024
Mr Robert Stevenson Swinton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/10/2024
Mr Christopher Robert Swinton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Audrey May Swintonceased 15/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1999-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C\O Swinton Accountants
Park Farm Business Park
Park Farm Hotel, Norwich Road
Hethersett, Norwich
NR9 3DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

SWINTON, Christopher Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWINTON, Paul Nicholas→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWINTON, Robert Stevenson→
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALDRY, Matthew James→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-16 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
GOODWIN, Nicola Jane→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-20 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
GREEN, Jordan Charles→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-22 · resigned 2021-07-28
Resigned
JAFFREY, Anita Jane→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
SWINTON, Audrey May→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-11 · resigned 2001-06-30
Resigned
SWINTON, Christopher Robert→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
SWINTON, Paul Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2017-10-20
Resigned
TALBOT, Helen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2023-05-19
Resigned
SWINTON, Audrey May→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-05-11 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
SWINTON, Christopher Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-05-31 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
SWINTON, Robert Stevenson→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-05-11 · resigned 2001-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
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capital · SH01
2024-10-15
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officers · AP01
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officers · AP01
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2024-10-15
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