ANBRIAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04086050 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-09

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 40/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 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

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.7y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· 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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 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

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£1.96M
Net assets	—	£1.96M
Average employees	1	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2024-04-25
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2023-04-27
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2022-04-27
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2021-04-30
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2020-04-30
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2019-04-29
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2018-04-30
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2017-04-27
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2016-10-21
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officers · TM01
2016-04-29
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accounts · AA
2015-11-06
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-31
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ALLEN, Angela Kay resigned
director
2015-04-30
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accounts · AA
2014-11-05
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annual-return · AR01
2008-10-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-05-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
2006-11-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
2006-09-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
2006-09-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
2000-10-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
2000-10-09
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Company incorporated
As ANBRIAN LIMITED
2000-10-09
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ALLEN, Angela Kay appointed
secretary
2000-10-09
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ALLEN, Brian Geoffrey appointed
director
2000-10-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-10-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-10-09
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ALLEN, Angela Kay appointed
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 med ·

Has insolvency history

medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brian Geoffrey Allen Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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10 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

Incorporated2000-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

27 Sansome Walk

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR1 1NU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALLEN, Angela Kay→

secretary · appointed 2000-10-09

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Active

ALLEN, Brian Geoffrey→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-10-09

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-09 · resigned 2000-10-09

Resigned

ALLEN, Angela Kay→

director · ~80y · appointed 2000-10-09 · resigned 2015-10-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited	Legal charge	2 properties	04/05/2007	—
outstanding	Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited	Legal charge	2 properties	22/11/2006	—
outstanding	Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited	Debenture	1 property	05/09/2006	—
outstanding	Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited	Legal charge	2 properties	05/09/2006	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	30/10/2000	14/10/2008

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