ANGLIA FIRST HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10538084 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-04-07➕FALGATE, Mark Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-04-07➕SPRINGALL, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-04-07➖CHAPMAN, Scott Darren resigneddirector
- 2017-04-07➖RICAHRDSON, Colin Anthony resigneddirector
- 2016-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLIA FIRST HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED
- 2016-12-23➕CHAPMAN, Scott Darren appointeddirector
- 2016-12-23➕RICAHRDSON, Colin Anthony 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Peter Falgate Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 07/04/2017 |
Mr Springall Andrew Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 07/04/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Scott Darren Chapmanceased 07/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Colin Anthony Richardsonceased 07/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · NR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.& W.CUSHION LIMITED→ 00327058 · est 1937 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 88y | — | — |
| AMBIENCE LIGHTING LIMITED→ 11108407 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANGLIA ALLOYS LTD→ 10723187 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANGLIA MOWERS LIMITED→ 06248706 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ANGLIA TELEPHONES LTD→ 04587705 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ANGLIA WORKWEAR LIMITED→ 13781023 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANGLIAN PLANT LIMITED→ 06993272 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ANKOSE CIC→ 14809028 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANNIE VIOLET LIMITED→ 11127310 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANYPOWER LTD→ 16466539 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AQM INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 06393962 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ARCHIVES OF A STORYTELLER LTD→ 16836934 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
First Home Improvements Station Road Ind Est
Lenwade
Norwich
NR9 5LY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FALGATE, Mark Peter→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPRINGALL, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPMAN, Scott Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-12-23 · resigned 2017-04-07
RICAHRDSON, Colin Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2016-12-23 · resigned 2017-04-07
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Recent filings (31 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26