AANGEL KIDS LTD

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09818008 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-09
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
year to Oct 2023
Net worth
£13.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
  • 63120Web portals
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,013,941
Net assets shrinking
Down £636,987 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13m
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£732
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2.7m£5.5m£8.2m£11m£14mOct 2022Oct 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-10-312022-10-31
Total assets£182.2k£265.2k
Current assets£732£83.7k
Net assets£13.01M£13.65M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-02-10
    FRANCIS, Keanu Hakeem resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-16
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-12-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-01-06
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-12-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2023-01-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-02-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-02-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-02-19
    FRANCIS, Keanu Hakeem appointed
    director
  19. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-07-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2015-10-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AANGEL KIDS LTD
  24. 2015-10-09
    FRANCIS, Micheal Rodcliffe appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-10-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Micheal Rodcliffe Francis
Individual · Jamaican · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17290 — SIC 17290

Registered office

35 Casey Avenue
New Oscott
West Midlands
B23 5YH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-10-22OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRANCIS, Micheal Rodcliffe
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-10-09
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Active
FRANCIS, Keanu Hakeem
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-02-19 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-27
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16