ANDERTON FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD

💤Zombieactive
10839238 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-28
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-04-30
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  3. 2026-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-31
    MULLIGAN, Stuart Christopher resigned
    director
  7. 2024-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-07-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDERTON FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD
  18. 2017-06-28
    ANDERTON, Simon appointed
    director
  19. 2017-06-28
    MULLIGAN, Stuart Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-18: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-04-30: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Anderton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
sig. influencesignificant influence28/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stuart Christopher Mulliganceased 24/11/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2017-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

88 Knowlesly Road
Darwen
BB3 2JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANDERTON, Simon
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-06-28
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Active
MULLIGAN, Stuart Christopher
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-06-28 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-18
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07