ANGLO GROUND SERVICES LTD

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05916166 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-24
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: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
80
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
53 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 employees400500

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
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-11
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-19
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    MATTHEWS, Philippa Melanie resigned
    director
  17. 2010-03-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR AND DAVIS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-03-11
    ➖
    ANGLIA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2006-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO GROUND SERVICES LTD
  20. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    ANGLIA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Philippa Melanie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 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 Paul Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

8 Blue Barns Business Park Old Ipswich Road
Ardleigh
Colchester
CO7 7FX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR AND DAVIS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-24
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Active
ANGLIA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2010-03-11
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Philippa Melanie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2015-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01