ANC PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12650849 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-08
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
£12.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.2y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,536
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,384 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£12.5k£17.9k
Current assets£4.0k£21.0k
Net assets£12.5k£17.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-05-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Godiva Mortgages Limited
  3. 2026-04-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2026-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANC PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
  13. 2020-06-08
    CRITCHLEY, Andrew Neal appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Neal Critchley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

139 Bks Accounting Services Ltd
139 Beverley Road
Hull
HU3 1TS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CRITCHLEY, Andrew Neal
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-06-08
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Godiva Mortgages
Godiva Mortgages Limited
A registered charge1 property11/05/2026
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Recent filings (18 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-08