ANDERSON SCOTT LTD

💤Zombieactive
08950599 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£226
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £226
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,382 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£226
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£23.0k£32.6k
Current assets£16.7k£21.8k
Cash£8.2k£12.6k
Debtors£8.5k£9.2k
Net assets£226£1.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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  2. 2024-10-10
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2022-12-29
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  5. 2021-12-31
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  6. 2021-02-01
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  7. 2020-01-05
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  8. 2019-01-18
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  9. 2018-08-22
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  10. 2018-01-23
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  11. 2016-12-30
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  12. 2016-04-12
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  13. 2015-12-15
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  14. 2015-04-18
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  15. 2015-04-18
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    address · AD01
  16. 2014-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON SCOTT LTD
  17. 2014-03-20
    ENVER, Kerim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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 Kerim Enver
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest03/03/2017

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
Incorporated2014-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

40 The Beech Wood Centre
Lower Gravel Road
Bromley
Kent
BR2 8GP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ENVER, Kerim
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-03-20
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Recent filings (26 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2025-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
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accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
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accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
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2021-02-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03
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accounts · AA
2020-01-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-02