ANML LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13123784 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-11
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 1 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Renaissance Asset Finance Limited
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06➕NOCK, Andrew Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-01-06➖NOCK, Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANML LTD
- 2021-01-11➕LOWE, Michael George appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11➕NOCK, Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael George Lowe Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/01/2021 |
Mrs Jane Nock Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
3 Amberley Court
County Oak Way
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 7XL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LOWE, Michael George→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOCK, Andrew Edward→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOCK, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-11 · resigned 2023-01-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Renaissance Asset Finance Renaissance Asset Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/11/2023 | 20/08/2025 |
Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12