ANGLIA BESPOKE COVERS LTD
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £70.5k | £43.0k |
| Current assets | £93.5k | £63.3k |
| Net assets | £65.0k | £37.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-31➕RUSSELL, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2019-12-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLIA BESPOKE COVERS LTD
- 2019-10-07➕RUSSELL, Marc Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marc Lee Russell Individual · English · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/10/2019 |
Mrs Rebecca Russell Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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