ANVIL TRACTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09033199 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
43 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,370,382
Cash YoY
+578%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.1m
↑ 578% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.42M | £1.08M |
| Current assets | £1.71M | £853.8k |
| Cash | £1.11M | £163.3k |
| Debtors | £289.2k | £303.2k |
| Net assets | £1.37M | £1.04M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-02📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-08-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2014-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ANVIL TRACTION LIMITED
- 2014-05-09➕BURMAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2014-05-09➕POOLE, Simon Johnathon appointeddirector
- 2014-05-09➕TURNER, Michael Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Johnathan Poole Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael Robert Turner Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Burman Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990
Registered office
16 Don White Road
Ogee Business Park
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 4FT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BURMAN, Mark→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-05-09
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POOLE, Simon Johnathon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-05-09
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TURNER, Michael Robert→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/05/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/08/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-24