ANAMAGUS INNS LIMITED

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14239459 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-18
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£176.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £175,964

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£176k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£977
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£35k£70k£106k£141k£176kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£176.0k£120.9k
Current assets£977£9.5k
Net assets£176.0k£120.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-05-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-04-22
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2026-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-07-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANAMAGUS INNS LIMITED
  11. 2022-07-18
    BACK, Anthony Gordan appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

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Bluefair Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ANAMAGUS INNS LIMITED
This company · 14239459

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
Bluefair Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Anthony Gordan Backceased 19/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2022-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

The Carpenters Arms Hill Road
Lower Boddington
Daventry
NN11 6YB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BACK, Anthony Gordan
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-07-18
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Recent filings (13 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-06-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-18