ANDERSON & WYATT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08338838 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-20
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
£-35.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,124
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£35k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£35k-£28k-£20k-£13k-£5k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-35.1k£-32.2k
Current assets£1.9k£2.2k
Cash£1.5k£1.5k
Debtors£350£700
Net assets£-35.1k£-32.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-05-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2020-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2015-04-17
    RIAZ, Tasleem resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-04-17
    RIAZ, Tasleem resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON & WYATT LIMITED
  20. 2012-12-20
    AZIZ, Noordad appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-20
    RIAZ, Tasleem appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-12-20
    RIAZ, Tasleem 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
Mr Noordad Aziz
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75100%
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
Incorporated2012-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Witton Chambers
Cartmel Road
Blackburn
BB2 2TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AZIZ, Noordad
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-12-20
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Active
RIAZ, Tasleem
secretary · appointed 2012-12-20 · resigned 2015-04-17
Resigned
RIAZ, Tasleem
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-20 · resigned 2015-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18