ANCHOR COURT MANAGEMENT (IPSWICH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06676126 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£59.9k
Current assets—£19.9k
Net assets—£59.9k
Average employees3—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-02
    ➕
    EAST BLOCK GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2024-05-02
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2024-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-02-01
    ➖
    FLAXFIELDS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2024-02-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-02-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2024-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-05-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2023-05-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2023-02-14
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  18. 2023-02-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-02-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2023-02-01
    ➕
    FLAXFIELDS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2023-01-31
    ➖
    SAPPHIRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2023-01-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2022-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-09-01
    ➕
    SAPPHIRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2021-04-14
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Katharine appointed
    director
  26. 2021-02-15
    ➕
    BOYLE, Maria Emma appointed
    director
  27. 2018-07-29
    ➖
    FLEMING-BROWN, David Hugh resigned
    director
  28. 2008-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANCHOR COURT MANAGEMENT (IPSWICH) LIMITED
  29. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    BOYLE, Alexander Ranald appointed
    director
  30. 2008-08-19
    ➕
    FLEMING-BROWN, David Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O East Block Group 22 Mayfly Way
Ardleigh
Colchester
Essex
CO7 7WX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

EAST BLOCK GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Alexander Ranald→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Maria Emma→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENCE, Katharine→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLAXFIELDS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
SAPPHIRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
FLEMING-BROWN, David Hugh→
director · ~94y · appointed 2008-08-19 · resigned 2018-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-01