ANKOSE CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
14809028 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-04-17
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-45.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
9 filings
60
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,709
Cash YoY
+58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↑ 58% YoY
Net Worth
-£46k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-45.7k | £-49.1k |
| Current assets | £4.6k | £2.9k |
| Cash | £4.5k | £2.9k |
| Debtors | £32 | — |
| Net assets | £-45.7k | £-49.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-01➕ADDISON, Gary appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➕MCLEAN, Colin Walter David appointeddirector
- 2023-04-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ANKOSE CIC
- 2023-04-17➕FARLEY, John William appointeddirector
- 2023-04-17➕KIDDELL, Colin Martin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-17📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John William Farley Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 17/04/2023 |
Mr Colin Martin Kiddell Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 17/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · NR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.& W.CUSHION LIMITED→ 00327058 · est 1937 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 88y | — | — |
| AMBIENCE LIGHTING LIMITED→ 11108407 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANGLIA ALLOYS LTD→ 10723187 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANGLIA MOWERS LIMITED→ 06248706 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ANGLIA TELEPHONES LTD→ 04587705 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ANGLIA WORKWEAR LIMITED→ 13781023 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANNIE VIOLET LIMITED→ 11127310 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANYPOWER LTD→ 16466539 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AQM INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 06393962 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ARCHIVES OF A STORYTELLER LTD→ 16836934 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHWAY CARDS LTD→ 03909293 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ARISE SPORTS LTD→ 16283776 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
Centrum
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7UG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ADDISON, Gary→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-10-01
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FARLEY, John William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-04-17
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KIDDELL, Colin Martin→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-04-17
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MCLEAN, Colin Walter David→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-10-01
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-04-17