ANHOF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10554097 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£49.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 4 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £49,351
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 33% 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 | £49.4k | £39.0k |
| Current assets | £71.4k | £53.6k |
| Cash | £4.8k | £6.8k |
| Debtors | £66.6k | £46.8k |
| Net assets | £49.4k | £39.0k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ANHOF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2017-01-09➕HOFTON, Antony Edward, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2017-01-09➕HOFTON, Michael Edward, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2017-01-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctor Antony Edward Hofton Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/01/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
60 Bretton Lane
West Bretton
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 4LE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOFTON, Antony Edward, Doctor→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-01-09
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HOFTON, Michael Edward, Doctor→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2017-01-09
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Recent filings (18 total)
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2021-05-25
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