ANORMOSS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC224415 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£221.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 14 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
36 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
36 charges (36/36 with lender, 36/36 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £221,553
Cash YoY
+928%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↑ 928% YoY
Net Worth
£222k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £10.6k | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £221.6k | £192.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-25➕ELRICK, Ian Philip appointeddirector
- 2007-10-25➕ELRICK, Jennifer Ann appointeddirector
- 2007-10-01➖MACKENZIE, Katherine Jane resigneddirector
- 2007-10-01➖MACKENZIE, Stephen Davies resigneddirector
- 2007-09-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2007-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2007-06-01🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-31🔒Charge registered #32Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-31🔒Charge registered #31Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-31🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-31🔒Charge registered #29Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-31🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-31🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-30🔒Charge registered #36Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-30🔒Charge registered #35Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-30🔒Charge registered #34Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-30🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-30🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Northern Rock PLC
- 2007-05-30🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Northern Rock PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 89 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
14 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rona Anderson Ounsley Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A SEHGAL PROPERTIES LTD→ SC747414 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A&S HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC863877 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARDESSIE PROPERTIES LTD→ SC845181 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARDTARAIG FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC625621 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARGYLE 51 LIMITED→ SC783823 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC372472 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ARMAELAH ESTATES LTD→ SC866866 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARMAN PROPERTY LTD→ SC813314 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG REAL ESTATE LTD→ SC777195 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASCENDANT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC488386 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ASHBANK YARDS LTD→ SC690980 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASHLEY MILLAN LTD→ SC647242 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
3 Dean Park Crescent
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH4 1PN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
OUNSLEY, Rona Anderson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELRICK, Ian Philip→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-25
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ELRICK, Jennifer Ann→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-25
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OUNSLEY, Howard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-10-19
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OUNSLEY, Rona Anderson→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-10-19
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
MACKENZIE, Katherine Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-12-07 · resigned 2007-10-01
MACKENZIE, Stephen Davies→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-12-07 · resigned 2007-10-01
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2001-10-19
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Mortgages & charges
36
Total charges
14
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:36 of 36 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 01/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 26/04/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 21/12/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 09/11/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/10/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 19/07/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 13/07/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 02/06/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 27/05/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 06/05/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 06/01/2005 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 25/11/2004 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/11/2004 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/10/2004 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/07/2004 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/07/2004 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/07/2004 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/07/2003 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 27/06/2003 | 03/04/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 19/06/2003 | 06/09/2003 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/05/2003 | 06/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/05/2003 | 08/04/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/01/2003 | 22/04/2003 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/01/2002 | 20/09/2007 |
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Recent filings (128 total)
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2022-05-04
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2021-10-21
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2021-06-01
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2020-10-19
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2020-02-12
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2019-10-25
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