ANY FISH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04157350 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,876
Cash YoY
+741%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 741% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 1260% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£18.1k£24.4k
Current assets£25.1k£25.4k
Cash£1.8k£215
Debtors£6.8k£12.7k
Net assets£3.9k£285

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-28
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-04-01
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    ATKINSON, Samantha appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-12-01
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    ATKINSON, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-12-01
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    BURDON, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-02-13
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Peter Owen appointed
    director
  20. 2001-02-13
    ➕
    BURDON, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-02-13
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-02-13
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANY FISH LIMITED
  24. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Owen Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Samantha Atkinsonceased 01/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200

Registered office

2 Merlin Mews
Houchin Street, Bishops Waltham
Hampshire
SO32 1AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ATKINSON, Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Peter Owen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Samantha→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURDON, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-13 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2001-02-13
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2001-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-17