ANGLIAN AUTO RECOVERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03860178 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-15
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,009
Net assets shrinking
Down £50,180 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£35k£53k£71k£88kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£23.8k£80.3k
Current assets£27.7k£88.1k
Cash£5.8k£69.5k
Debtors£21.9k£18.6k
Net assets£13.0k£63.2k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-11-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-11-01
    ➕
    BAILEY, Jake Alexander appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-11-01
    ➕
    BAILEY, Jake Alexander appointed
    director
  11. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    WILLATS, Gina Gay resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    WILLATS, David Clifford resigned
    director
  13. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1999-10-25
    ➕
    WILLATS, Gina Gay appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-10-25
    ➕
    WILLATS, David Clifford appointed
    director
  23. 1999-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIAN AUTO RECOVERY LIMITED
  24. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-10-15
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1999-10-15
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Jake Alexander Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Clifford Willatsceased 01/11/2024· 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
Incorporated1999-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

1 Craftsman Square
Temple Farm Industrial Estate
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 5RH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BAILEY, Jake Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Jake Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLATS, Gina Gay→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-25 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned
WILLATS, David Clifford→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-10-25 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17