ANDERSON HARRIS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07730367 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£127.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £127,925
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£179k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£283k
↓ 4.4% 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 | £144.3k | £99.9k |
| Current assets | £283.2k | £296.3k |
| Cash | £179.1k | £193.9k |
| Debtors | £104.1k | £102.4k |
| Net assets | £127.9k | £67.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-07-06➕ANDERSON, Barry appointedsecretary
- 2023-07-06➖ANDERSON, Adrian resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-10➖STRATTAN, Richard Charles Weir resigneddirector
- 2022-08-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-31➖BENTLEY, Frederick John resigneddirector
- 2020-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-11-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-16➖HARRIS, Jonathan Neil resigneddirector
- 2017-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-09-28➕BENTLEY, Frederick John appointeddirector
- 2015-09-28➕STRATTAN, Richard Charles Weir appointeddirector
- 2011-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON HARRIS LIMITED
- 2011-08-05➕ANDERSON, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2011-08-05➕ANDERSON, Adrian appointedsecretary
- 2011-08-05➕HARRIS, Jonathan Neil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- 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 Adrian Anderson Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jonathan Neil Harrisceased 16/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies
Registered office
Thomas House
Eccleston Square
London
SW1V 1PX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
ANDERSON, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Adrian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2023-07-06
BENTLEY, Frederick John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2020-01-31
HARRIS, Jonathan Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2019-10-16
STRATTAN, Richard Charles Weir→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2022-08-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-27