399 ANLABY MANAGEMENT LTD
🌳Matureactive
06822357 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-18
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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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 399 ANLABY MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2009-02-18➕TROTH, Lindsey appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-18➕STEVENSON, James Peter appointeddirector
- 2009-02-18➕TROTH, Lindsey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James Peter Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Lindsey Troth Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1320 LTD→ 06881880 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 1320 RACING LTD→ 07026523 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 1WOOD LIMITED→ 16487691 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20-20 SITE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 12489274 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 24/7 CHILDREN SERVICES LIMITED→ 14151136 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 313 TRUST CORPORATION LTD→ 12319023 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3Q WORKWEAR LIMITED→ 15309968 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 42 FARMING LLP→ OC422241 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 42 FERNDALE LLP→ OC412302 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 4N & M LTD→ 14502941 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 8 Casterton Road Business Park
Stamford
Lincs
PE9 4EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
STEVENSON, James Peter→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-18
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TROTH, Lindsey→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-02-18
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-01