ANNIE PINEAU LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12348186 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£87.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £87,237
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£153k
Net Worth
£87k
Current Assets
£155k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.2k | — |
| Current assets | £154.9k | — |
| Cash | £152.6k | — |
| Debtors | £2.3k | — |
| Net assets | £87.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNIE PINEAU LTD
- 2019-12-04➕HALL, Francesca appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04➕HALL, Safia appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04➕SMITH, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 59. Early succession window.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Andrea Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Norwich Accountancy
19 Upper King Street
Norwich
NR3 1RB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HALL, Francesca→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2019-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-12-04