ANGLO FRENCH LAWYERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
07069603 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-08
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £18,409
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£18k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£18k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.4k | £18.4k |
| Current assets | £18.4k | £18.4k |
| Net assets | £18.4k | £18.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-01➖SUIRE, Justine resigneddirector
- 2021-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-06➕VAN PETEGHEM, Marcel appointeddirector
- 2019-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-24➕SUIRE, Justine appointeddirector
- 2019-02-12➖VAN PETEGHEM, Marcel resigneddirector
- 2009-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLO FRENCH LAWYERS LTD
- 2009-11-08➕VAN PETEGHEM, Marcel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Justine Suire Individual · French · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Marcel Van Peteghemceased 10/02/2019· 75-100% 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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| AMBICOSM DESIGN LTD→ 14606720 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMCK DRAUGHTING CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 06159446 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AMPLIFY HIRE LIMITED→ 11905917 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMRP CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11042383 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANDERSON SERVICES OUTSOURCED LTD→ 14475427 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANDREW DICK LTD.→ 03003759 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ANDREW SWAN LAW LIMITED→ 13925979 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANGELS SHARE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 15876177 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGLETAIN LIMITED→ 06543309 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated2009-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Registered office
26 Forth Place
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
VAN PETEGHEM, Marcel→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUIRE, Justine→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-02-24 · resigned 2021-12-01
VAN PETEGHEM, Marcel→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-08 · resigned 2019-02-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-02