ANABAS (UK 2) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04669732 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.5y

80/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
110 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.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £3,569,980

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Profit before tax£3.57M
Average employees790

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-14
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    AUGER-MONGENOT, Sophie Jeanne appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    AMAR, Guillaume resigned
    director
  8. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2021-04-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-03-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-03-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-03-02
    ➕
    AMAR, Guillaume appointed
    director
  20. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    COOPER, Mark Patrick resigned
    director
  21. 2021-02-23
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  22. 2021-02-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2020-10-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  24. 2020-01-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2016-12-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2016-03-24
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    GEE, Carol resigned
    director
  27. 2014-04-03
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    GEE, Carol appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-27
    ➖
    COOPER, Sean Anthony resigned
    director
  29. 2014-03-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2012-11-20
    ➖
    WALLS, Karen Helen resigned
    director
  31. 2012-09-14
    ➕
    CRAIG, Alistair appointed
    director
  32. 2009-07-24
    ➕
    COOPER, Sean Anthony appointed
    director
  33. 2009-07-24
    ➕
    WALLS, Karen Helen appointed
    director
  34. 2008-11-24
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Susan Jane resigned
    secretary
  35. 2006-07-14
    ➖
    COOPER, Mark Patrick resigned
    secretary
  36. 2006-07-14
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Susan Jane appointed
    secretary
  37. 2006-07-14
    ➖
    NORTH, David Andrew resigned
    director
  38. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Mark Patrick appointed
    secretary
  39. 2006-03-01
    ➖
    PROWSE, Clare resigned
    secretary
  40. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Mark Patrick appointed
    director
  41. 2005-12-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Abbey National PLC
  42. 2004-08-16
    ➕
    PROWSE, Clare appointed
    secretary
  43. 2004-08-16
    ➖
    DENE LEGAL & COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  44. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    NORTH, David Andrew appointed
    director
  45. 2004-04-07
    ➖
    PROWSE, Clare resigned
    director
  46. 2003-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ANABAS (UK 2) LIMITED
  47. 2003-02-18
    ➕
    DENE LEGAL & COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  48. 2003-02-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Charles Michael appointed
    director
  49. 2003-02-18
    ➖
    FOSTER, Charles Michael resigned
    director
  50. 2003-02-18
    ➕
    PROWSE, Clare appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Patrick Thelot
Individual · French · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Patrick Thelotceased 02/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Mark Patrick Cooperceased 02/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Pioneer Court
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 4WD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

AUGER-MONGENOT, Sophie Jeanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Alistair→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Mark Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2006-07-14
Resigned
FRANCIS, Susan Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-14 · resigned 2008-11-24
Resigned
PROWSE, Clare→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-16 · resigned 2006-03-01
Resigned
DENE LEGAL & COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2004-08-16
Resigned
AMAR, Guillaume→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-03-02 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
COOPER, Mark Patrick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
COOPER, Sean Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2014-03-27
Resigned
FOSTER, Charles Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2003-02-18
Resigned
GEE, Carol→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-03 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned
NORTH, David Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2006-07-14
Resigned
PROWSE, Clare→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2004-04-07
Resigned
WALLS, Karen Helen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2012-11-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property26/03/201423/01/2020
satisfied
Santander
Abbey National PLC
Rent deposit deed1 property07/12/200529/12/2016

Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30