ANORAK MODELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04049818 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£95
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £95
Net assets shrinking
Down £624 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£95
↓ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.3k£5.0k
Current assets£24.8k£24.1k
Net assets£95£719

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-01-22
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    THOMPSON, Annabel Catherine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    LAVANCHY, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Annabel Catherine appointed
    director
  19. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Gordon Thorin appointed
    director
  20. 2000-10-12
    ➕
    LAVANCHY, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-10-12
    ➖
    HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2000-10-12
    ➖
    HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2000-10-06
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-10-06
    ➕
    HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2000-10-06
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-10-06
    ➕
    HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2000-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANORAK MODELS LIMITED
  28. 2000-08-09
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-08-09
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Thorin Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Annabel Catherine Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Building 15 Gateway 1000
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

THOMPSON, Annabel Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Annabel Catherine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Gordon Thorin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned
LAVANCHY, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2000-10-12
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2000-10-06
Resigned
HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2000-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2025-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-19