A GROUP (ANGLIA) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07407979 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£143.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (82/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £143,860
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,755 YoY
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£144k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £143.9k | £146.6k |
| Current assets | £6.2k | £8.3k |
| Cash | £1.2k | £781 |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £7.5k |
| Net assets | £143.9k | £146.6k |
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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-20➖LUXFORD, Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2017-02-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2016-08-30➖ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef resigneddirector
- 2011-01-31➕FAULKNER, Stephen Philip appointeddirector
- 2011-01-31➕LUXFORD, Paul appointeddirector
- 2011-01-31➕ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef appointeddirector
- 2010-11-03➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2010-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A GROUP (ANGLIA) LIMITED
- 2010-10-14➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 75 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Philip Faulkner Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Luxfordceased 18/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
177 St Peters Street
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 2LT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
FAULKNER, Stephen Philip→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2010-10-14 · resigned 2010-11-03
LUXFORD, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2022-11-20
ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2016-08-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (62 total)
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2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-06