ANNE WHYSALL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09574710 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNE WHYSALL LIMITED
  19. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    WHYSALL, Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    WHYSALL, James Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "WHYSALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Ian Whysall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Anne Whysall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

5 The Farriers Business Centre
Annscroft
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY5 8AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WHYSALL, Anne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
WHYSALL, James Ian→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29