ANTHONY AUTOMOBILES ( SALISBURY ) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08588903 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

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, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-24
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  5. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-03-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-03-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-21
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-03-16
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-11
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    ANTHONY, Linsley Peter resigned
    director
  16. 2019-01-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-01-11
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-12-31
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    ANTHONY, Linsley Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-05
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    WICKHAM, Dawn Maria resigned
    director
  20. 2013-07-07
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    WICKHAM, Graham Howard appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY AUTOMOBILES ( SALISBURY ) LIMITED
  22. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    WICKHAM, Dawn Maria appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Graham Howard Wickham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/07/2017

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
Incorporated2013-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Portway Lodge The Portway
Stratford Sub Castle
Salisbury
SP1 3LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WICKHAM, Graham Howard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANTHONY, Linsley Peter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2019-01-11
Resigned
WICKHAM, Dawn Maria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2015-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-25