ANCHOR GROUP SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
05992301 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-08
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
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · 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
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-08-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 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-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-18➕HILES, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2011-12-31➖POWELL, Adrian Wilfred resigneddirector
- 2006-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR GROUP SERVICES LTD
- 2006-11-08➕HARPER, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2006-11-08➕EVANS, Richard Henry appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-08➕D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-08➖D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-08➕DWYER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2006-11-08➖DWYER, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2006-11-08➕POWELL, Adrian Wilfred 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew William Harper Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities
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: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HARPER, Andrew William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-08
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HILES, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-18
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EVANS, Richard Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2021-06-25
D & D SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2006-11-08
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2006-11-08
POWELL, Adrian Wilfred→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2011-12-31
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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 (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-08-16
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-08-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-16