ANSTEY BOND GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ANSTEY BOND GROUP LIMITED
- 2015-03-25➕ELLIS, Colin Leslie appointeddirector
- 2015-03-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Leslie Ellis Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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