A.N.B. LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04204869 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 24.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,028,681
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.04M | £1.03M |
| Current assets | £23.8k | £15.9k |
| Net assets | £1.03M | £994.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04➖KELLETT, Susan Victoria resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-10-02🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-04-14🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-04-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-03-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2005-12-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2001-12-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2001-10-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2001-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A.N.B. LIMITED
- 2001-04-24➕KELLETT, Bernard Joseph appointeddirector
- 2001-04-24➕KELLETT, Susan Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-24➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-24➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-24➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-04-24➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 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.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bernard Joseph Kellett Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Beechbrooke 121 Northallerton Road
Brompton
Northallerton
DL6 2PY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
KELLETT, Bernard Joseph→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2001-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLETT, Susan Victoria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2023-05-04
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2001-04-24
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2001-04-24
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2015 | 11/08/2021 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 14/04/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 14/04/2011 | 09/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/03/2011 | 09/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/12/2005 | 19/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/12/2001 | 19/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Legal mortgage (own account) | 1 property | 16/10/2001 | 19/04/2018 |
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04