ANICCA DIGITAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06984338 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-07
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 10.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,244
Net assets shrinking
Down £292,335 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£232k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £286.5k | £568.7k |
| Current assets | £232.4k | £407.5k |
| Cash | £27.5k | £35.9k |
| Debtors | £201.9k | £368.6k |
| Net assets | £4.2k | £296.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2026-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30➖LONGMAN, Angela Dawn resigneddirector
- 2025-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Funding Circle Limited
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-12-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-01➕LONGMAN, Angela Dawn appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-01➖SPENCE, Caroline Ruth resigneddirector
- 2019-07-22➖LONGMAN, Angela Dawn resigneddirector
- 2017-05-02➕LONGMAN, Angela Dawn appointeddirector
- 2017-03-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2017-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-07-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2015-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: VERUS360 Limited
- 2015-10-12➕SPENCE, Caroline Ruth appointeddirector
- 2015-03-01➕WYNN, Darren James appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➖WINSLOW-FOWLER, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2009-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANICCA DIGITAL LIMITED
- 2009-08-07➕SIMMONDS, Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2009-08-07➕WINSLOW-FOWLER, Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ann Marie Simmonds Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
19 Warren Park Way
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 4SA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SIMMONDS, Ann Marie→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WYNN, Darren James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONGMAN, Angela Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2025-07-30
LONGMAN, Angela Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2019-07-22
SPENCE, Caroline Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-10-12 · resigned 2020-05-01
WINSLOW-FOWLER, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-08-07 · resigned 2014-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Funding Circle Funding Circle Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2025 | 24/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 19/12/2023 | 24/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 19/12/2023 | 24/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 07/03/2017 | 20/12/2023 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 08/07/2016 | 28/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | VERUS360 VERUS360 Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/12/2015 | 03/03/2017 |
Recent filings (65 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08