ANCHOR STONE LTD

💤Zombieactive
04188661 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-04-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-02
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Elizabeth Bonnie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-11-02
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Simon Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2015-11-02
    ➖
    LEE-RICHARDS, Celia Esther resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-11-02
    ➖
    LEE-RICHARDS, Gareth Maurice resigned
    director
  20. 2001-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANCHOR STONE LTD
  21. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    LEE-RICHARDS, Celia Esther appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-03-28
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    LEE-RICHARDS, Gareth Maurice appointed
    director
  25. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-03-28
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-03-28
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Alexander Marsden
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gareth Maurice Lee-Richardsceased 27/12/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

11a Whitby Road
Milford On Sea
Lymington
SO41 0NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MARSDEN, Elizabeth Bonnie→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSDEN, Simon Alexander→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE-RICHARDS, Celia Esther→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
LEE-RICHARDS, Gareth Maurice→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31