ANTHONY SEDDON RACING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09524717 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-02
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.
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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: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees800600

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-06-22
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    HARTLEY, James Stephen resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-28
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    HARTLEY, James Stephen appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-04-16
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    SEDDON, Anthony Garth appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY SEDDON RACING LIMITED
  21. 2015-04-02
    ➕
    COWAN, Graham appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-02
    ➖
    COWAN, Graham resigned
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SEDDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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

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
Mr Anthony Seddon
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/04/2017

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
Incorporated2015-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 4, Home Farm
Oulton Park
Little Budworth
Cheshire
CW6 9BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SEDDON, Anthony Garth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWAN, Graham→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2015-04-02
Resigned
HARTLEY, James Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-03-28 · resigned 2022-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31