ANIKIN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11960313 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.1y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-31➕BARNOUIN, Christophe appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-02📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17➕AGROTIS GMBH appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-09-17➖GIBBS, Will resigneddirector
- 2025-09-17➖O'FARRELL, Nikki resigneddirector
- 2025-09-17➖SHMALBERG, Justin William resigneddirector
- 2025-09-17➖WYNN, Andrew Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-06-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19➕GIBBS, Will appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➖HUNT, Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2024-08-19➕SHMALBERG, Justin William appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-08-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited
- 2022-04-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kreos Capital Vii (UK) Limited
- 2021-12-14➕CHAMPALIMAUD, Lopo Lindley appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14➕WESTCOTT, Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14➕WYNN, Andrew Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-09-08➕HUNT, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2019-06-01➕O'FARRELL, Nikki appointeddirector
- 2019-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIKIN LTD
- 2019-04-24➕O'FARRELL, Brett Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GIBBS, Will resigned 2025-09-17; O'FARRELL, Nikki resigned 2025-09-17; SHMALBERG, Justin William resigned 2025-09-17
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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
Incorporated2019-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920
Registered office
The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
BARNOUIN, Christophe→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAMPALIMAUD, Lopo Lindley→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-12-14
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O'FARRELL, Brett Michael→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WESTCOTT, Edward→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-12-14
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AGROTIS GMBH→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2025-09-17
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GIBBS, Will→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-19 · resigned 2025-09-17
HUNT, Rebecca→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-09-08 · resigned 2024-11-19
O'FARRELL, Nikki→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2025-09-17
SHMALBERG, Justin William→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-08-19 · resigned 2025-09-17
WYNN, Andrew Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-12-14 · resigned 2025-09-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Silicon Valley Bank UK Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/08/2022 | 13/12/2022 | |
| outstanding | Kreos Capital Vii (UK) Kreos Capital Vii (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (103 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-02
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02