A.N.T. WELDING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05365685 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-41.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £41,584
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£42k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£42k-£32k-£22k-£12k-£2k£9kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-5.5k£-231
Current assets£5.1k£8.5k
Cash£1£1
Net assets£-41.6k£-33.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-01-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-08-31
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    DAVIS, Timothy Barry resigned
    director
  17. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    DAVIS, Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    DAVIS, Timothy Barry appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-24
    ➕
    DAVIS, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    DAVIS, Muriel Claire appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    DAVIS, Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    BUYVIEW LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A.N.T. WELDING LIMITED
  25. 2005-02-15
    ➕
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-02-15
    ➕
    BUYVIEW LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Muriel Claire Davis
Individual · English · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew John Davis
Individual · English · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Jones & Co
10 Hagley Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIS, Muriel Claire→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
DAVIS, Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned
DAVIS, Timothy Barry→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
BUYVIEW LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19