ANCHOR SYSTEMS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04023935 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-29

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 24.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	12	1200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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CHAMBERLAIN, Scott John resigned
director
2024-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-20
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-03-20
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-03-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-02
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SMITH, Jordan Lewis appointed
director
2020-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-07-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-30
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2020-06-22
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-12-31
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PATEL, Kaushik resigned
director
2018-03-04
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CHAMBERLAIN, Scott John appointed
director
2016-09-22
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2016-06-01
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SMITH, Ewan Robert resigned
director
2016-06-01
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STIMPSON, Carol Ann resigned
director
2013-07-29
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SMITH, Hadley Charleton appointed
director
2013-07-25
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PATEL, Kaushik appointed
director
2013-01-30
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Charge satisfied #4
2013-01-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-08-09
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Harbour Holdings Limited
2009-06-24
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Harbour Holdings Limited
2005-04-18
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STIMPSON, Carol Ann appointed
director
2004-07-07
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2004-04-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2004-03-26
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WEADEN, Carolyn Ann appointed
secretary
2004-03-26
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STIMPSON, Carol Ann resigned
secretary
2003-06-29
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ENGLISH, Sally Jane resigned
secretary
2003-06-01
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STIMPSON, Carol Ann appointed
secretary
2002-01-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Harbour Holdings Limited
2001-02-26
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FROGGATT, Daniel resigned
director
2001-02-26
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SMITH, Ewan Robert appointed
director
2000-06-29
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Company incorporated
As ANCHOR SYSTEMS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
2000-06-29
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ENGLISH, Sally Jane appointed
secretary
2000-06-29
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FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Createch Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Createch Solutions Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ANCHOR SYSTEMS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

This company · 04023935

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Createch Solutions Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 39 Hobbs Industrial Estate

Newchapel

Lingfield

RH7 6HN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

WEADEN, Carolyn Ann→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Hadley Charleton→

director · ~34y · appointed 2013-07-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Jordan Lewis→

director · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ENGLISH, Sally Jane→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-29 · resigned 2003-06-29

Resigned

STIMPSON, Carol Ann→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2004-03-26

Resigned

FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-29 · resigned 2000-06-29

Resigned

CHAMBERLAIN, Scott John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-04 · resigned 2024-10-28

Resigned

FROGGATT, Daniel→

director · ~87y · appointed 2000-06-29 · resigned 2001-02-26

Resigned

PATEL, Kaushik→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-25 · resigned 2018-12-31

Resigned

SMITH, Ewan Robert→

director · ~75y · appointed 2001-02-26 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

STIMPSON, Carol Ann→

director · ~68y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-29 · resigned 2000-06-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)	A registered charge	—	30/06/2020	—
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	22/09/2016	20/03/2024
satisfied	Harbour Holdings Harbour Holdings Limited	Rent deposit deed	1 property	09/08/2010	20/03/2024
satisfied	Harbour Holdings Harbour Holdings Limited	Rent deposit deed	1 property	24/06/2009	30/01/2013
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD	Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest	1 property	07/07/2004	22/06/2020
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	26/04/2004	20/03/2024
satisfied	Harbour Holdings Harbour Holdings Limited	Rent deposit deed	1 property	14/01/2002	30/01/2013

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Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-03-20

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-03-20

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2022-10-21