ANCOATS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04493776 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-07-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£10.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 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.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,935
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,336 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£10.9k£13.8k
Current assets£14.5k£15.8k
Cash£2.6k—
Net assets£10.9k£13.3k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-27
    ➖
    BLOCK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2019-09-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-07-11
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2019-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-07
    ➕
    MARTLEW, Stephen Denis appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-01-30
    ➕
    COOPER, Michelle Dawn appointed
    director
  16. 2019-01-30
    ➖
    GINGELL, Stephen John resigned
    director
  17. 2019-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    BLOCK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-05-13
    ➖
    BRITCH, David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-03-15
    ➖
    LORIMER, Pamela Eileen, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2006-02-06
    ➕
    LORIMER, Pamela Eileen, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2002-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANCOATS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    BRITCH, David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-07-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    GINGELL, Stephen John appointed
    director
  30. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-07-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-07-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-15

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 St. Marys Place
Bury
BL9 0DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

COOPER, Michelle Dawn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTLEW, Stephen Denis→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRITCH, David→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
BLOCK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2002-07-24
Resigned
GINGELL, Stephen John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2019-01-30
Resigned
LORIMER, Pamela Eileen, Dr→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2013-03-15
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2002-07-24
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2002-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-09-27
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2019-07-11