ANLIFE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06229927 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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  2. 2025-01-04
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  3. 2024-04-08
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  4. 2023-01-10
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  5. 2021-11-05
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  6. 2021-04-20
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  7. 2019-09-24
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  8. 2018-10-05
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  9. 2017-12-28
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  10. 2017-02-28
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  11. 2016-04-29
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  12. 2016-01-05
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  13. 2015-04-29
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  14. 2015-03-23
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  15. 2014-11-24
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  16. 2011-04-06
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    ANTICK, Jeremy appointed
    director
  17. 2011-04-06
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    O'BRIEN, Alison Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    FREEMAN BAKER ASSOCIATES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ANLIFE LIMITED
  20. 2007-04-27
    ➕
    FREEMAN BAKER ASSOCIATES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-04-27
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-04-27
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-04-27
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2007-04-27
    ➕
    RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-04-27
    ➖
    RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 15 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy Antick
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

45 Valley Road
Codicote
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 8YW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ANTICK, Jeremy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN BAKER ASSOCIATES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2007-04-27
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Alison Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2011-04-06
Resigned
RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2007-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
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accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
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accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
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accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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2021-05-28
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2021-04-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-30