ANODE BIDCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13408183 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-14
    BAMBERY, Matthew James appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-11-14
    THORNTON, Matthew Thomas resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-11-14
    THORNTON, Matthew Thomas resigned
    director
  6. 2025-11-14
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-11-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-11-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2025-02-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-02-20
    CALDWELL, David George Mawdsley appointed
    director
  12. 2025-02-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-05-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-05-16
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2024-05-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-04-02
    YANG, Teo Heng Jimmy appointed
    director
  18. 2024-03-04
    THORNTON, Matthew Thomas appointed
    secretary
  19. 2024-03-04
    THORNTON, Matthew Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-06-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-04-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-04-20
    PHILLIPS, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2021-12-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-11-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2021-11-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-11-22
    GODDARD, Liam Stuart resigned
    director
  29. 2021-11-17
    LAING, Anne Marie resigned
    director
  30. 2021-11-17
    LE YOUDEC, Anael resigned
    director
  31. 2021-11-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  32. 2021-11-10
    JACKSON, Simon Timothy resigned
    director
  33. 2021-09-24
    JACKSON, Mark Bentley appointed
    director
  34. 2021-05-31
    BAMBERY, Matthew James appointed
    director
  35. 2021-05-31
    JACKSON, Simon Timothy appointed
    director
  36. 2021-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANODE BIDCO LIMITED
  37. 2021-05-19
    GODDARD, Liam Stuart appointed
    director
  38. 2021-05-19
    LAING, Anne Marie appointed
    director
  39. 2021-05-19
    LE YOUDEC, Anael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: THORNTON, Matthew Thomas resigned 2025-11-14; THORNTON, Matthew Thomas resigned 2025-11-14

Group structure

Anode Topco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Anode Topco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ANODE BIDCO LIMITED
This company · 13408183

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anode Topco Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

Innova One
Tredegar Business Park
Tredegar
Blaenau Gwent
NP22 3EL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (6 active · 6 resigned)

BAMBERY, Matthew James
secretary · appointed 2025-11-14
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Active
BAMBERY, Matthew James
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-31
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Active
CALDWELL, David George Mawdsley
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-20
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Active
JACKSON, Mark Bentley
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-09-24
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Active
PHILLIPS, Mark
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-04-20
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Active
YANG, Teo Heng Jimmy
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-04-02
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Active
THORNTON, Matthew Thomas
secretary · appointed 2024-03-04 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned
GODDARD, Liam Stuart
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2021-11-22
Resigned
JACKSON, Simon Timothy
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-05-31 · resigned 2021-11-10
Resigned
LAING, Anne Marie
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2021-11-17
Resigned
LE YOUDEC, Anael
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2021-11-17
Resigned
THORNTON, Matthew Thomas
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-04 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16