ANNIEM INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10841883 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-29
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£464.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £464,254
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£125
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£464k
↑ 116% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £464.3k | £214.5k |
| Cash | £125 | £140 |
| Net assets | £464.3k | £214.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNIEM INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2017-06-29➕JAMES, Louise Clair appointeddirector
- 2017-06-29➕JAMES, Steven Laurence Joseph appointeddirector
- 2017-06-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Clair James Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/06/2017 |
Mr Steven Laurence Joseph James Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| ARDEN COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD→ 06812464 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ARMCHAIR ADVISER LTD→ 15852316 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARMCHAIR MORTGAGES LIMITED→ 04176510 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ARQ FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD→ 17087763 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts
Registered office
Wallace House
20 Birmingham Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 2LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JAMES, Louise Clair→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAMES, Steven Laurence Joseph→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-27