ANLAN LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13812674 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£499
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32500SIC 32500
  • 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £499
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,761 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£499
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£243k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£49k£97k£146k£195k£243kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£499£2.3k
Current assets£243.5k£188.2k
Net assets£499£2.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-18
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANLAN LONDON LIMITED
  7. 2021-12-22
    JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2021-12-22
    HE, Shizhun appointed
    director
  9. 2021-12-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shizhun He
Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
sig. influencesignificant influence22/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400

Registered office

E28 Stafford Enterprise Park
Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-12-22
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Active
HE, Shizhun
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-12-22
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-22