ANCHOR (RIPLEY) TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08644451 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees101200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
13
filings
  • • 10 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
14
filings
  • • 10 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-04
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  3. 2026-03-18
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  4. 2026-03-18
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  5. 2026-03-17
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  6. 2026-03-17
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  7. 2026-03-17
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  8. 2026-03-17
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  9. 2026-03-16
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  10. 2026-03-16
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  11. 2026-03-16
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  12. 2026-03-16
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  13. 2026-03-16
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  14. 2026-01-06
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  15. 2025-08-13
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  16. 2025-08-13
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  17. 2025-08-13
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  18. 2025-08-13
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  19. 2025-05-22
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  20. 2024-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-03-26
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    JPC FINANCIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2019-09-30
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    ADAMS, David appointed
    director
  24. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    WALL PALMER, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2019-09-30
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    DRAKE, Steven Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2018-08-14
    ➖
    MEALING, Christopher Keith resigned
    director
  27. 2018-08-14
    ➖
    MEALING, Lisanne resigned
    director
  28. 2017-02-17
    ➖
    DRAKE, Serina Ann resigned
    director
  29. 2015-12-01
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    JPC FINANCIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    SOLE ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2013-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANCHOR (RIPLEY) TRADING LIMITED
  32. 2013-08-09
    ➕
    SOLE ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2013-08-09
    ➕
    DRAKE, Serina Ann appointed
    director
  34. 2013-08-09
    ➕
    DRAKE, Steven Richard appointed
    director
  35. 2013-08-09
    ➕
    MEALING, Christopher Keith appointed
    director
  36. 2013-08-09
    ➕
    MEALING, Lisanne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/09/2019
Mr Michael Wall Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Richard Drakeceased 30/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

2 Piries Place
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1EH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ADAMS, David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALL PALMER, Michael→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JPC FINANCIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2021-03-26
Resigned
SOLE ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
DRAKE, Serina Ann→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2017-02-17
Resigned
DRAKE, Steven Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
MEALING, Christopher Keith→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2018-08-14
Resigned
MEALING, Lisanne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2018-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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2026-06-04
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2026-03-18
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2026-03-18
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2026-03-17
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2026-03-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15