ANOVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09747869 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 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. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-14
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ANOVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  14. 2015-08-25
    ➕
    SISHTON, Frances appointed
    secretary
  15. 2015-08-25
    ➕
    SISHTON, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  16. 2015-08-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Frances Sishton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Paul Anthony Sishton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

2 Farm Court High Street
Bishopstone
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 8PH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SISHTON, Frances→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-25
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Active
SISHTON, Paul Anthony→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-08-25
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10