ANDERSON UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10013679 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£394.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £394,326
Net assets shrinking
Down £62,638 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£394k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£259k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £394.3k | £457.0k |
| Current assets | £259.0k | £307.1k |
| Net assets | £394.3k | £457.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-01➕ANDERSON, Louise Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
- 2016-02-18➕ANDERSON, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +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 "ANDERSON" — 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Marie Anderson Individual · English · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
Mr John Anderson Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990
Registered office
10 Brighouse Courts, Burtree Road
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 6HZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANDERSON, John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Louise Marie→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13