ANGLO EASTERN TRADING CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive
07660429 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-87.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

45/100
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.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
36 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £87,432
Net assets shrinking
Down £100,276 YoY
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£110k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
-£87k
↓ 781% YoY
Current Assets
£709k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£87k£116k£319k£523k£726k£929kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-87.4k£12.8k
Current assets£708.8k£929.2k
Cash£109.6k£156.2k
Debtors£238.4k£343.5k
Net assets£-87.4k£12.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-02-07
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  3. 2024-03-14
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-31
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    GUFFOGG, Nigel Peter resigned
    director
  6. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-08
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  14. 2016-06-08
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  15. 2016-06-08
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-03-14
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  17. 2015-10-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2015-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
  19. 2011-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO EASTERN TRADING CO. LTD
  20. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    SPALL, Peter Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    MORRIS, Alistair Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    SPALL, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    GUFFOGG, Nigel Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair Matthew Morris
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

Avroe House Avroe Crescent
Blackpool Business Park
Blackpool
Lancs
FY4 2DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SPALL, Peter Michael→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-07
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Active
MORRIS, Alistair Matthew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-06-07
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Active
SPALL, Peter Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-06-07
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Active
GUFFOGG, Nigel Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge—30/09/2015—
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Recent filings (36 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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officers · TM01
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11