ANDERSON QUIGLEY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10653948 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-06
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,118,125
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,589 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£996k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£364k£728k£1.1m£1.5m£1.8mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.12M£1.20M
Current assets£1.81M£1.82M
Cash£995.8k£1.14M
Debtors£812.5k£675.6k
Net assets£1.12M£1.19M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-18
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  3. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-05-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-25
    ➖
    HOPKIN, Deian Rhys, Sir resigned
    director
  19. 2017-10-02
    ➕
    LAYCOCK, John appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    HOPKIN, Deian Rhys, Sir appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON QUIGLEY LIMITED
  22. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Nicki Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Stephen Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    RAE, Elliott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Laycock
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/10/2017
Mr Elliott Rae
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/03/2017
Mr Stephen Edward Pritchard
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Tintagel House Tintagel House
92 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LAYCOCK, John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRITCHARD, Nicki Jane→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRITCHARD, Stephen Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAE, Elliott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPKIN, Deian Rhys, Sir→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-06-14 · resigned 2018-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08