ANTON SAWS & MACHINERY LTD
💤Zombieactive
03902802 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24➖CAMPBELL, Damien Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-10➖GRAHAM, Russell resigneddirector
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-31➕CAMPBELL, Damien Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-07-31➕GRAHAM, Russell appointeddirector
- 2020-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-20➖PARAMAN, Deborah June resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-20➖PARAMAN, Anthony Alan resigneddirector
- 2020-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-05➕PARAMAN, Mark James appointeddirector
- 2000-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTON SAWS & MACHINERY LTD
- 2000-01-05➕PARAMAN, Deborah June appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-05➕RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-05➖RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-05➕PARAMAN, Anthony Alan appointeddirector
- 2000-01-05➕RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-01-05➖RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark James Paraman Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Alan Paramanceased 14/02/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
1 Andromeda House
Calleva Park, Aldermaston
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 8AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
PARAMAN, Mark James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2008-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARAMAN, Deborah June→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-01-05 · resigned 2020-02-20
RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-05 · resigned 2000-01-05
CAMPBELL, Damien Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2024-07-24
GRAHAM, Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2021-04-10
PARAMAN, Anthony Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-01-05 · resigned 2020-02-20
RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-01-05 · resigned 2000-01-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/09/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-09