ANDOW ELLIS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10440776 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,337
Net assets shrinking
Down £99,122 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 107% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £82.4k | £205.9k |
| Current assets | £72.4k | £191.0k |
| Net assets | £-6.3k | £92.8k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18➕ANDOW, Kirsty appointeddirector
- 2022-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
- 2020-01-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDOW ELLIS LIMITED
- 2016-10-21➕ANDOW, Kirsty appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-21➕ANDOW, Timothy Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 "ANDOW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Peter Andow Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Trym Lodge
1 Henbury Road
Westbury On Trym
Bristol
BS9 3HQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ANDOW, Kirsty→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDOW, Timothy Peter→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C. | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-16