ANYSPARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04687802 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
64 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-13➕BULLOCK, David Paul appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-13➕BULLOCK, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2003-03-13➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-13➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANYSPARE LIMITED
- 2003-03-05➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-05➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James Andrew Bullock Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 1 Castlewood Business Park
Farmwell Lane
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 1BX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BULLOCK, David Paul→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BULLOCK, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2003-03-13
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2003-03-13
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Recent filings (64 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-22