ANSER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC246199 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£56.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 79110Travel agency activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,382

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£120k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-292023-10-29
Total assets£56.4k£55.6k
Current assets£120.2k£119.4k
Net assets£56.4k£55.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-07-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-07
    ➖
    EVANS, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-10-30
    ➕
    EVANS, Katelyn Mhiair Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2016-10-30
    ➖
    EVANS, Katelyn Mhiair Helen resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2003-05-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    EVANS, Michael Niven appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    EVANS, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-03-24
    ➖
    CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-03-24
    ➖
    CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2003-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANSER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Michael Niven Evans
Individual · British,Canadian · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2019
Mrs Jennifer Anne Cunningham Evans
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

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Beechwood
Strathpeffer, Ross-Shire
IV14 9AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

EVANS, Michael Niven→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2016-11-07
Resigned
CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-24
Resigned
EVANS, Katelyn Mhiair Helen→
director · ~26y · appointed 2016-10-30 · resigned 2016-10-30
Resigned
CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-24
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 Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property12/05/200302/03/2016

Recent filings (75 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-10