ANGLO-SUISSE CAPITAL LIMITED

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03833541 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-31
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£12.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,945
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,229 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£64k£96k£129k£161kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£94.1k£97.7k
Current assets£111.8k£160.7k
Net assets£12.9k£15.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-10-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2024-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    PROTHEROE, John Robert Clement resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-09-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2011-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
  20. 2004-02-24
    ➖
    MINFORD, Alexander Patrick resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-24
    ➕
    PROTHEROE, John Robert Clement appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    MINFORD, Alexander Patrick appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-01-26
    ➖
    WILKES, John Russell resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-09-03
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Kevin Charles, Esquire appointed
    director
  25. 1999-09-03
    ➕
    WILKES, John Russell appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-09-03
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-09-03
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-09-03
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO-SUISSE CAPITAL LIMITED
  30. 1999-08-31
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-08-31
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-08-31
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 27 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.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Hancock
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

168 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9PR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HANCOCK, Kevin Charles, Esquire→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MINFORD, Alexander Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2004-02-24
Resigned
PROTHEROE, John Robert Clement→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2021-09-27
Resigned
WILKES, John Russell→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-03 · resigned 2001-01-26
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-09-03
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-09-03
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-09-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Rent deposit deed1 property08/07/201126/10/2024

Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31