ANCHOR CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05912253 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Npif Ii - Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp Limited, as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2024-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-01➕HILES, Alexander David appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-25➖EVANS, Richard Henry resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2017-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2012-11-01➖HARDERN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2007-09-18➖HILES, Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-08-21➕HILES, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2006-08-21➕EVANS, Richard Henry appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-21➕HILES, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-21➕D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-21➖D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-21➕DWYER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2006-08-21➖DWYER, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2006-08-21➕HARDERN, Michael appointeddirector
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Anchor Group Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
🏛️ultimate parent
Anchor Group Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANCHOR CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05912253
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anchor Group Services Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/09/2017 |
Anchor Group Services Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 21/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
Carlton House Sandpiper Way
Chester Business Park
Chester
CH4 9QE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HILES, Alexander David→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-06-01
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HILES, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-08-21
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EVANS, Richard Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2021-06-25
HILES, Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2007-09-18
D & D SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-08-21
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-08-21
HARDERN, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2012-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Npif Ii - Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp , as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Npif Ii - Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp Limited, as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 03/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11