ANCHORS AWEIGH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09717073 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2024-03-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-03-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANCHORS AWEIGH LIMITED
  18. 2015-08-04
    ➕
    DOVE, Elaine Kate appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-08-04
    ➕
    DOVE, Elaine Kate appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-04
    ➕
    DOVE, Jonathan Bernard, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
Dr Jonathan Bernard Dove
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Elaine Kate Dove
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

17-18 Leach Road
Chard Business Park
Chard
Somerset
TA20 1FA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DOVE, Elaine Kate→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-04
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Active
DOVE, Elaine Kate→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-08-04
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Active
DOVE, Jonathan Bernard, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-04
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-15