ANNE INVEST CO., LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07007135 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-02
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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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: medium (75/100)

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 (2 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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  4. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-02
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    officers · AP04
  14. 2015-09-02
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2015-09-02
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    address · AD01
  16. 2015-08-31
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    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2015-08-31
    ➖
    ZHUOXIN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-08-31
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    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2014-08-30
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    ZHUOXIN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-08-30
    ➕
    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-08-30
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    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-08-30
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    SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-08-30
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    SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-09-02
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    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2010-09-02
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    FWODA CPA LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNE INVEST CO., LIMITED
  27. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    LIU, Yamei appointed
    director
  28. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    FWODA CPA LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
Yamei Liu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Pantygraigwen Road
Pontypridd
Mid Glamorgan
CF37 2RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIU, Yamei→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-30 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2012-08-30
Resigned
FWODA CPA LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2010-09-02
Resigned
SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-30 · resigned 2012-08-30
Resigned
ZHUOXIN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-08-30 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-18