ANGLIA ESTATES (UK) LIMITED

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07667139 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-13
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-94.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.4y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £94,756
Very low cash
Cash position: £15
Net assets shrinking
Down £287,901 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£95k
↓ 149% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£95k-£37k£20k£78k£136k£193kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Cash£15£107.0k
Net assets£-94.8k£193.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  3. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2012-06-11
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    GOLDEN, Peter John resigned
    director
  19. 2012-06-11
    ➖
    LANE, Andrew Herbert resigned
    director
  20. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    HERNE, David Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIA ESTATES (UK) LIMITED
  22. 2011-06-13
    ➕
    GOLDEN, Peter John appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-13
    ➕
    LANE, Andrew Herbert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David Herne
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Geo E Gittus & Sons Ltd Symonds Farm Business Park
Newmarket Road, Risby
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 6RE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HERNE, David Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-05-22
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Active
GOLDEN, Peter John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-13 · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned
LANE, Andrew Herbert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-06-13 · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—13/01/2026—
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Recent filings (41 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30