ANZAN INTERNATIONAL LTD

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10654075 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-07-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-06-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2026-01-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Jonathan resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-21
    ➕
    CHINGARIRE, Jonathan appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-05-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2019-05-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2019-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2018-01-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Jonathan appointed
    director
  22. 2018-01-11
    ➖
    CHINGARIRE, Jonathan resigned
    director
  23. 2017-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANZAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
  24. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    CHINGARIRE, Jonathan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-19

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Company details

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

Registered office

34 St Andrew Close London United Kingdom
St. Andrews Close
London
SE28 8NZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHINGARIRE, Jonathan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-21
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Active
CHINGARIRE, Jonathan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2018-01-11
Resigned
SMITH, Jonathan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-31