ANTHONY THOMPSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14707994 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY THOMPSON LIMITED
  10. 2023-03-06
    THOMPSON, Anthony James appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony James Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Third Floor Gateway House
Tollgate
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 3TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THOMPSON, Anthony James
director · ~71y · appointed 2023-03-06
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-06