ANGLO AMERICAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03777822 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-26
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.80M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46719SIC 46719
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,797,477
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £16.0k | £82.4k |
| Net assets | £1.80M | £1.56M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31➕HILDEBRAND, Axel Gustaf Andersson appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31➕HILDEBRAND, Eva Birgitta appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2000-10-30➕HILDEBRAND, Anders Gustaf Olofsson appointeddirector
- 2000-10-30➖HILDEBRAND, Kerstin Ann-Marie resigneddirector
- 1999-07-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1999-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLO AMERICAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED
- 1999-05-26➕HILDEBRAND, Eva Birgitta appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-26➕BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-26➖BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-26➕HILDEBRAND, Kerstin Ann-Marie appointeddirector
- 1999-05-26➕BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-26➖BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HILDEBRAND, Axel Gustaf Andersson (same surname) appointed 2022-03-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-09
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anders Gustaf Olofsson Hildebrand Individual · Swedish · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Eva Birgitta Hildebrand Individual · Swedish · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120
Registered office
58 Holton Road Holton Heath Trading Park
Poole
Dorset
BH16 6LT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
HILDEBRAND, Eva Birgitta→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-05-26
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HILDEBRAND, Anders Gustaf Olofsson→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-30
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HILDEBRAND, Axel Gustaf Andersson→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-03-31
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HILDEBRAND, Eva Birgitta→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-03-31
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BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-26 · resigned 1999-05-26
HILDEBRAND, Kerstin Ann-Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1999-05-26 · resigned 2000-10-30
BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-26 · resigned 1999-05-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/07/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-28