ANTISTAT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05154147 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24➕KING, Michele Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2014-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-03-31➕KING, Michele Ann appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-31➖EMSDEN, Kelly Marie resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTISTAT LIMITED
- 2004-06-15➕HENSLEY, John Andrew appointeddirector
- 2004-06-15➕EMSDEN, Kelly Marie appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-15➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-15➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-15➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-15➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ant Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ant Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANTISTAT LIMITED
This company · 05154147
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ant Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Andrew Hensleyceased 13/04/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
Integrity House
Easlea Road
Bury St. Edmunds
IP32 7BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last: 2026-06-15
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
HENSLEY, John Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-06-15
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KING, Michele Ann→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-05-24
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EMSDEN, Kelly Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2006-03-31
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-21