ANNA MARSTON LETTINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09341335 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-08
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    PHILLIPS, Oliva Clare resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
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    PHILLIPS, Oliva Clare appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-08
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-08-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-08-05
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-08-04
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    PHILLIPS, James Christian appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-18
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    MARSTON, Anna appointed
    director
  19. 2020-03-18
    ➖
    MARSTON, Leslie Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-18
    ➖
    MARSTON, Paul Kenneth resigned
    director
  21. 2020-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2014-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNA MARSTON LETTINGS LTD
  23. 2014-12-04
    ➕
    MARSTON, Leslie Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-04
    ➕
    MARSTON, Paul Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARSTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Anna Marston
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Leslie Peter Marstonceased 18/03/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

30-32 Trebarwith Crescent
Newquay
Cornwall
TR7 1DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MARSTON, Anna→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, James Christian→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSTON, Leslie Peter→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-12-04 · resigned 2020-03-18
Resigned
MARSTON, Paul Kenneth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-12-04 · resigned 2020-03-18
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Oliva Clare→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-10-08