ANDERMAN CERAMICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04210499 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-03
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-23➖CHURCH, Theodore Hutchinson resigneddirector
- 2008-01-09➕VERRIER, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-09➖ANDERMAN, Simon Martin resigneddirector
- 2008-01-09➕CHURCH, Theodore Hutchinson appointeddirector
- 2001-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERMAN CERAMICS LIMITED
- 2001-05-03➕VERRIER, John Alun, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-03➕VERRIER, John Alun, Dr appointeddirector
- 2001-05-03➕CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-03➖CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-03➕ANDERMAN, Simon Martin appointeddirector
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Anderman & Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Anderman & Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANDERMAN CERAMICS LIMITED
This company · 04210499
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Anderman & Company Limited Corporate entity | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Unit 6 117 Oak Drive
Hartlebury Trading Estate
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY10 4JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
VERRIER, John Alun, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VERRIER, John Alun, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2001-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-03 · resigned 2001-05-03
ANDERMAN, Simon Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2001-05-03 · resigned 2008-01-09
CHURCH, Theodore Hutchinson→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · appointed 2008-01-09 · resigned 2008-12-23
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-23