ANTHONY TRUEMAN AND CO LIMITED

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05808084 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-05
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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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
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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.

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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees400300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-09-29
    ➕
    TRUEMAN, Lucy appointed
    secretary
  7. 2022-09-29
    ➖
    TRUEMAN, Paul Oliver resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-09-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2022-09-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-09
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  17. 2018-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2010-08-26
    ➕
    TRUEMAN, Paul Oliver appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    PAGE, Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY TRUEMAN AND CO LIMITED
  21. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    TRUEMAN, Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    PAGE, Suzanne appointed
    secretary

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 "TRUEMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Trueman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

8c West Street
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TRUEMAN, Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2022-09-29
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Active
TRUEMAN, Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-05-05
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Active
PAGE, Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
TRUEMAN, Paul Oliver→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2022-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-08