APPLIED NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH LTD
🌳Matureactive
06511740 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10860
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.5y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,023,339
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.02M |
| Average employees | 96 |
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
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-08➖EWERS, Keeley Nadine resigneddirector
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28➕EWERS, Keeley Nadine appointeddirector
- 2020-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-21➕BURN, Keith Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-01-21➕JONES, Daniel Simon appointeddirector
- 2020-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-10-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-10-04➖HOLMES, Michael Forster resigneddirector
- 2008-12-08➕HOLMES, Michael Forster appointeddirector
- 2008-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLIED NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH LTD
- 2008-02-21➕RICHARDSON, Mathew David appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-21➕RICHARDSON, Mathew David appointeddirector
- 2008-02-21➕RICHARDSON, Shirley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)
Group structure
Anr Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Anr Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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APPLIED NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH LTD
This company · 06511740
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anr Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Shirley Richardsonceased 04/02/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Mathew David Richardsonceased 04/02/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10860 — SIC 10860
Registered office
Unit 8 Oakdale Court
Bryn Brithdir Oakdale Business Park
Blackwood
Gwent
NP12 4AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
RICHARDSON, Mathew David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURN, Keith Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-21
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JONES, Daniel Simon→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Mathew David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Shirley→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EWERS, Keeley Nadine→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2022-09-08
HOLMES, Michael Forster→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2019-10-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/04/2026 | 30/04/2026 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30