ANCHOR CHALLENGE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14231932 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-30📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-03➖MORRIS, Jason Mark resigneddirector
- 2023-10-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-02➖ASTILL, Alex James resigneddirector
- 2022-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR CHALLENGE LTD
- 2022-07-13➕GOUGH, Marina Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2022-07-13➕WELLS, Julie Patricia appointeddirector
- 2022-07-13➕ASTILL, Alex James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-13➕MORRIS, Jason Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-07-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julie Patricia Wells Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/07/2023 |
Mrs Marina Jennifer Gough Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 91ST MINUTE LTD→ 16999280 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADEMY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP LIMITED→ 16141572 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCESSIBLE ADVENTURE LTD→ 14693696 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADU FIRST AID LTD→ 09996559 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AETHRYNA DIGITAL SKILLS CO-OP CIC→ 17007317 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFROTILITY LIMITED→ 15864036 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALECIA'S STUDY SPACE LTD→ 16855507 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALIGN AND SHINE LTD→ 16846031 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLSTAR TRAINING (ESSEX) LIMITED→ 17032203 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AM-PRO COACHING LTD→ 14307471 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMPP STUDIO CIC→ 16203625 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AND THE REST PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 16519357 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
C/O Ensors, Saxon House Moseley's Farm Business Centre
Fornham All Saints
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 6JY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GOUGH, Marina Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WELLS, Julie Patricia→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASTILL, Alex James→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-13 · resigned 2023-10-02
MORRIS, Jason Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-13 · resigned 2023-10-03
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-30
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-13