ANTERON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09152441 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£129.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £129,206
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,861 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£129k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£80k£107k£134kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£144.2k£197.1k
Net assets£129.2k£134.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-01
    ➕
    ADREM ACCOUNTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-07-01
    ➖
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2021-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-07-01
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-04
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    capital · SH02
  17. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-07-06
    ➖
    IVARS, David resigned
    director
  19. 2015-07-06
    ➖
    NAVARRO TUDELA, Maria Pilar resigned
    director
  20. 2015-07-06
    ➖
    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  21. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    DENOVAN, Dianne Lydia appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-26
    ➖
    ROACH, Mark Damion resigned
    director
  23. 2015-06-03
    ➕
    IVARS, David appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-14
    ➕
    NAVARRO TUDELA, Maria Pilar appointed
    director
  25. 2014-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTERON LIMITED
  26. 2014-07-29
    ➕
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2014-07-29
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    director
  28. 2014-07-29
    ➕
    ROACH, Mark Damion appointed
    director

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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Dianne Lydia Denovan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1-2 Albert Chambers Canal Street
Congleton
CW12 4AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-27
Last: 2026-07-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ADREM ACCOUNTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENOVAN, Dianne Lydia→
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
IVARS, David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-03 · resigned 2015-07-06
Resigned
NAVARRO TUDELA, Maria Pilar→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2015-07-06
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2015-07-06
Resigned
ROACH, Mark Damion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2015-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-01