ANDERSON KNIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC214850 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees2300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2022-09-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2022-09-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-08
    ➕
    PATE, Gillian appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-09-15
    ➕
    WOODS, Steven appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-09-15
    ➖
    GUINEA, Colin John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-09-15
    ➖
    GUINEA, Colin John resigned
    director
  22. 2009-02-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2008-08-16
    ➖
    NELSON, Michelle resigned
    director
  24. 2008-01-29
    ➕
    WOODS, Steven appointed
    director
  25. 2004-02-26
    ➕
    NELSON, Michelle appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    GUINEA, Colin John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    KING, Suzan resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    ADAMS, Paul resigned
    director
  29. 2001-08-27
    ➕
    SHANE, John Lennox appointed
    director
  30. 2001-08-27
    ➕
    GUINEA, Colin John appointed
    director
  31. 2001-06-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    KING, Suzan appointed
    secretary
  36. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    ADAMS, Paul appointed
    director
  37. 2001-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON KNIGHT LIMITED
  38. 2001-01-17
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-01-17
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2001-01-17
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Lennox Shane
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Steven Woods
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

126 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

WOODS, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATE, Gillian→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHANE, John Lennox→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODS, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUINEA, Colin John→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned
KING, Suzan→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-17 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned
ADAMS, Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
GUINEA, Colin John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-08-27 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned
NELSON, Michelle→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2008-08-16
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-17 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-17 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property19/06/200119/02/2009

Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-09-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-01