ANGLIAN REWINDS (BEDFORD) LIMITED

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04217779 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
£85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,583

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 170% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£86kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£87.7k£58.9k
Current assets£46.4k£17.2k
Net assets£85.6k£56.8k

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-16
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  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-12-01
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  7. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-12
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  10. 2018-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-12-09
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  12. 2016-12-23
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  13. 2016-05-16
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  14. 2015-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-03-31
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    HIND, John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2001-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIAN REWINDS (BEDFORD) LIMITED
  18. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    JEFFERS, Wilbur Merville appointed
    director
  19. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    HIND, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • 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

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 Wilbur Merville Jeffers
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Unit 2, Middle Farm Northill Road
Cople
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 3UA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JEFFERS, Wilbur Merville→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned
HIND, John→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-28