ANETWORK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04413172 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£107.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £107,661

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£108k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£174k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£37k£75k£112k£149k£187kApr 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-04-02
Total assets£108.6k£112.3k
Current assets£173.9k£186.8k
Net assets£107.7k£101.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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  2. 2025-04-17
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-10
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-21
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  5. 2023-12-13
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  6. 2022-11-28
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  7. 2021-10-18
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  8. 2020-12-04
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  9. 2020-04-03
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-17
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  11. 2018-12-20
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  12. 2017-12-20
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  13. 2016-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-06-30
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    HASSALL, David John resigned
    director
  17. 2002-09-18
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    BROMLEY, Adrian Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2002-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ANETWORK LIMITED
  19. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    HILL, William Arno Donovan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    HILL, William Arno Donovan appointed
    director
  21. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-04-10
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    HASSALL, David John appointed
    director
  24. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-04-10
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-04-10
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-04-10
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Hill
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2017
Mr Adrian Robert Bromley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2002-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

C/O Dorset Accountancy Limited Unit 2.11, City & Provincial House
Surrey Close
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9GD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HILL, William Arno Donovan→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROMLEY, Adrian Robert→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, William Arno Donovan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
HASSALL, David John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22