ANIL KENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06099121 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-13

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£236.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Dental practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £236,293

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£236k

↑ 3.6% YoY

Current Assets

£227k

↓ 9.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£236.3k	£228.0k
Current assets	£226.8k	£250.6k
Net assets	£236.3k	£228.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-04
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-03-04
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-25
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-04
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-12-23
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-14
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-02-13
🏢
Company incorporated
As ANIL KENT LIMITED
2007-02-13
➕
MAND, Teena appointed
secretary
2007-02-13
➕
KENT, Anil appointed
director
2007-02-13
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-13
➖
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-13
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-02-13
➖
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 "KENT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anil Kent Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Healthcare & medical · WD postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A SLICE OF HAPPINESS INNATE HEALTH COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 15892541 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
A. SKARPA LIMITED→ 17081686 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ALPHA SMILES LTD→ 16822380 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AMBIA AESTHETICS LTD→ 12262413 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ANAISABEL LTD→ 13155066 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ANELIXIS MENTAL CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15779752 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ANKSLEY LTD→ 10057916 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
ANM CARE LIMITED→ 14702682 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ANUP REHAB LTD→ 14871350 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
APOLLO DENT LIMITED→ 14485646 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
APPLIED IMPLANTOLOGY LTD→ 16766162 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AQUILA LIFE LIMITED→ 13494312 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-02-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

1st Floor 5 Century Court

Tolpits Lane

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD18 9PX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-27

Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MAND, Teena→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KENT, Anil→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-02-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-02-13

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-02-13

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.