ANTHONY SOMEFUN LIMITED

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05024071 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-23
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£54.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66190Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £54,817
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,274 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£55k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£39k£59k£78k£98kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£54.8k£82.1k
Current assets£87.0k£97.6k
Net assets£54.8k£82.1k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
    ➖
    ABRAHAM, Jasmine Iyiola resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-05-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    ABRAHAM, Jasmine Iyiola appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-09-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-09-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-04-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2022-04-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2021-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-08-06
    ➖
    SPEARMANS (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2014-06-24
    ➕
    SPEARMANS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-05-18
    ➖
    SOMEFUN, Oludele resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY SOMEFUN LIMITED
  24. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    SOMEFUN, Ayoola Babajide, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    SOMEFUN, Oludele appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-01-23
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-01-23
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SOMEFUN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Ayoola Babajide Somefun
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

36 Clarges Street
London
W1J 7EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SOMEFUN, Ayoola Babajide, Mr.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOMEFUN, Oludele→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2008-05-18
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2004-01-23
Resigned
SPEARMANS (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-24 · resigned 2015-08-06
Resigned
ABRAHAM, Jasmine Iyiola→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-09-01 · resigned 2026-05-20
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2004-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21