ANKER PARTNERS LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC347973 · llp · incorporated 2009-08-17
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
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£65k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.3k | £135.4k |
| Current assets | £65.3k | £191.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-09-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-08-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2017-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2017-08-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-04-01➖ANKER, Marcus resignedllp-designated-member
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-26📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2015-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-01➕ANKER, Marcus appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ANKER PARTNERS LLP
- 2009-08-17➕ANKER, Cornelia Helga appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-08-17➕ANKER, Stefan Dietmar appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stefan Dietmar Anker Individual · German · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | — | — | control reported | 17/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Markus Ankerceased 01/04/2017· control reported
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST FOR BLINDS, SHUTTERS & CURTAINS DIRECT LTD→ 16856505 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1ST LINE MOTORS LTD→ 17038277 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 VISION LIMITED→ 16267111 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 21ELEVEN DESIGN STUDIO LTD→ 15539938 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 23 ILLUSTRATIONS LTD→ 16607639 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24/7 AUTO RESCUE LTD→ 16811499 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 264 ALWOODLEY LANE LTD→ 10068920 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 2KS CONTRACTORS LTD→ 15905057 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2WPP DISTRIBUTIONS LIMITED→ 09728099 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 360 VISUALISE LIMITED→ 07184115 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 37 STEPPS LIMITED→ 08638690 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 39 STEPS CONSULTING LTD→ 07151170 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2009-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Aireside House
Royd Ings Avenue
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4BZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ANKER, Cornelia Helga→
Activellp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2009-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANKER, Stefan Dietmar→
Activellp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2009-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANKER, Marcus→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~37y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2017-04-01
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-07
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23