ANANKE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07567071 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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 £1,539
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 216% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.5k | £5.4k |
| Current assets | £16.9k | £18.4k |
| Net assets | £1.5k | £487 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ANANKE LIMITED
- 2011-03-16➕ROBERTSON, Gary Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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 15 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 Gary Lee Robertson Individual · English · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Wardley Mot Centre Palmers Bank
Sunderland Road
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE10 8AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Gary Lee→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-16
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28