ANYTHING TECHNICAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04863694 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 22.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees500500

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
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-08-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2013-08-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  17. 2011-04-30
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-04-30
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2003-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2003-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ANYTHING TECHNICAL LIMITED
  21. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Andrew John appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-08-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-08-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/08/2018
Mr Andrew John Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Sand Aire House
New Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TAYLOR, Andrew John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-08-12
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Active
TAYLOR, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2003-08-12
Resigned
TAYLOR, Julie Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2003-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/08/2013—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/09/2003—
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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16