ANVIL MASTERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09202102 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-03
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
£-55.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £55,778
Very low cash
Cash position: £80
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£80
↑ 1.3% YoY
Net Worth
-£56k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-28.9k | £-14.9k |
| Current assets | £14.4k | £21.5k |
| Cash | £80 | £79 |
| Debtors | £11.8k | £17.7k |
| Net assets | £-55.8k | £-47.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-14➖LOWE, Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ANVIL MASTERS LIMITED
- 2014-09-03➕LOWE, Deborah Anne appointeddirector
- 2014-09-03➕LOWE, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Deborah Anne Lowe Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Loweceased 14/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2014-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
48 Union Street
Hyde
SK14 1ND
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LOWE, Deborah Anne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOWE, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-09-03 · resigned 2024-09-14
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28