ANWEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16045000 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
3 filings
60
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANWEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  3. 2024-10-28
    BUDDIN, Neil appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-28
    MCGUINESS, Philip appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-28
    STEVENSON, Damian appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Mcguiness
Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2024
Mr Neil Buddin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2024
Mr Damian Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Financial services · DL postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ADVANCED MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS NORTH EAST LIMITED
13421800 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
ARTEMIS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
15332125 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
B. PORTWOOD & COMPANY LIMITED
00785468 · est 1963 · no financials extracted
62y
BAINES BROKERS LTD
16355008 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
BANNATYNE FINANCE LIMITED
12318009 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
BARRINGTON MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LTD
12774241 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
BEACHMOOR CAPITAL LTD
17112244 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
BENIRA INVESTMENTS LTD
16020787 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BLISS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
12029874 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
BR AUTOMOTIVE LTD
11903324 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
BRIGANTIA CAPITAL LTD
14959005 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED
09552803 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

12b Eldon Road Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
Darlington
DL5 6UL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BUDDIN, Neil
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGUINESS, Philip
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, Damian
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (3 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-28