ANOMALOUS MATERIALS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
13206432 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-17
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 63 → 71
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
  • · Filings: 19 → 22
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Opportunity score: 6371
  • Hygiene score: 7090
  • Bankability: 6575
  • Filings: 1922
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£486.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £486,255
Very low cash
Cash position: £15
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,721 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£486k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£48
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£104k£208k£313k£417k£521kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£486.3k£521.0k
Current assets£48£190
Cash£15£190
Debtors£33
Net assets£486.3k£521.0k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-01-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-05-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-02-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANOMALOUS MATERIALS LTD.
  17. 2021-02-17
    KATZ, Benjamin appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-17
    📄
    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 5 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 Benjamin Katz
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/02/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alex Lynn Rennerceased 17/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr David Anthony Wilsonceased 17/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

144 Mackie Avenue
Brighton
BN1 8SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KATZ, Benjamin
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-02-17
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-04