ANCHORSTONE DARTMOUTH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09883141 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £33,374
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£33k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£101k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.9k | £81.9k |
| Current assets | £101.3k | £101.3k |
| Net assets | £33.4k | £33.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-01-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26➖FROUDE, William Roger resigneddirector
- 2020-11-26➖HARVEY, Jasmine resigneddirector
- 2020-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHORSTONE DARTMOUTH LIMITED
- 2015-11-23➕HARVEY, Clare Sarah appointeddirector
- 2015-11-23➕FROUDE, William Roger appointeddirector
- 2015-11-23➕HARVEY, Jasmine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Clare Sarah Harvey Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Roger Froudeceased 26/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Jasmine Harveyceased 26/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH PUBS LTD→ 13705477 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AJR HOSPITALITY LTD→ 07447021 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AKBULUT MOBILE CATERING LTD→ 14692512 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALAN IRIS LTD→ 16596653 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALISA PIZZA LTD→ 16560012 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALSOP'S KINGSBRIDGE LTD→ 16551299 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMARLIE FOODS LTD→ 12877190 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMBESSUE LTD→ 13553958 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANCHOR HOTEL PORLOCK WEIR (2018) LTD→ 11425964 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANCHORSTONE CAFE LIMITED→ 08538795 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ANDJAN LIMITED→ 04553539 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
Grosvenor House
1 New Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8LZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HARVEY, Clare Sarah→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FROUDE, William Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2020-11-26
HARVEY, Jasmine→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2020-11-26
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-25