ANOUSKA PROCTER LTD
💤Zombieactive
09028780 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: 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 (76/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,787
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,460 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 202% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.8k | £41.6k |
| Current assets | £2.6k | £25.7k |
| Cash | £2.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-6.8k | £6.7k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20➖THOMAS, Gareth resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-05-20➕THOMAS, Gareth appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANOUSKA PROCTER LTD
- 2014-05-07➕PROCTER, Anouska Natalia Eileen 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 "PROCTER" — 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Anouska Natalia Eileen Procter Individual · Welsh · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
24 Upper Approach Road
Broadstairs
CT10 1QY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PROCTER, Anouska Natalia Eileen→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Gareth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-05-20 · resigned 2022-05-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31