ANNWYN BOTANICALS LTD

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09048893 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-21
    ➖
    KIRK, Graham resigned
    director
  7. 2022-03-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-01-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2019-01-15
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    KIRK, Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-09
    ➕
    LAVIN, Alice appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-08
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    SCAIFE, Peter resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNWYN BOTANICALS LTD
  22. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    LAVIN, Alice Mary Paterson appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    SCAIFE, Peter appointed
    secretary

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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Alice Mary Paterson Lavin
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Graham Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/01/2019

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
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Brook Farm Ebberston
Back Lane
Scarborough
YO13 9PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LAVIN, Alice→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-09
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Active
LAVIN, Alice Mary Paterson→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-05-20
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Active
SCAIFE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2014-08-08
Resigned
KIRK, Graham→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-15 · resigned 2022-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-12-02