ANCHOR AND CREW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10054586 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-196.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46480
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £196,003
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£196k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-184.5k | £-147.3k |
| Current assets | £62.8k | £54.6k |
| Net assets | £-196.0k | £-159.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR AND CREW LIMITED
- 2016-03-10➕WARNER, Andrew John appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-10➕WARNER, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2016-03-10➕WARNER, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Warner Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Michael Warner Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 909 COLLECTIVE LTD→ 15772198 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADI TRADING LIMITED→ 03940454 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ADJ GLOBAL GREEN ENERGY LIMITED→ 15892248 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVERSE WEATHER COLLECTIVE LTD→ 15128648 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFEERA DESIGNERS LTD→ 15075319 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFFORDABLE GRANITE & MARBLE CO. LIMITED→ 04964308 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ALLUMINIO DESIGNS LTD→ 14205559 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMAZE ME FURNITURE LTD→ 16598109 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMTECH INT UK LTD→ 13600639 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AMYCEL (UK) LIMITED→ 02774000 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| ANC OVERSEAS LIMITED→ 16661198 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46480 — SIC 46480
Registered office
Basement Shop Premises
8-9 Sadler Gate
Derby
DE1 3NF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
WARNER, Andrew John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-03-10
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WARNER, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-03-10
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WARNER, Christopher Michael→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2016-03-10
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29