ANSHAWS PVC LTD
🌳Matureactive
05699008 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
81/100Exceptional
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
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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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
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-01-24➕ANDREWS, Jacqueline Ann appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-24➕ANDREWS, Jacqueline Ann appointeddirector
- 2006-02-08➖HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-02-08➖HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ANSHAWS PVC LTD
- 2006-02-06➕KELSHAW, Michael Stanley appointeddirector
- 2006-02-06➕ANDREWS, Harold Trevor appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-06➖ANDREWS, Harold Trevor resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-06➕HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-02-06➕ANDREWS, Harold Trevor appointeddirector
- 2006-02-06➖ANDREWS, Harold Trevor resigneddirector
- 2006-02-06➕HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Michael Stanley Kelshaw Individual · English · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 13/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
6 Curzon Court
Winsford
CW7 2RY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
ANDREWS, Jacqueline Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-01-24
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ANDREWS, Jacqueline Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-01-24
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KELSHAW, Michael Stanley→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-02-06
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ANDREWS, Harold Trevor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-06
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-08
ANDREWS, Harold Trevor→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-06
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-08
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Recent filings (59 total)
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2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-11-29
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2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2019-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-17