ANGLIAN GATES LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £119.0k | £127.4k |
| Current assets | £111.6k | £130.4k |
| Cash | £92.8k | £123.7k |
| Debtors | £18.9k | £6.6k |
| Net assets | £112.6k | £125.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLIAN GATES LTD
- 2011-07-11➕OLDHAM, Robert Jolyon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Jolyon Oldham Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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