ANCHOR PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.0y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-02-28 | 2023-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.6k | — |
| Current assets | £12.3k | — |
| Net assets | £7.6k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
- 2017-02-23➕CRAWFORD, Ian Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-02-23➕CRAWFORD, Janice appointeddirector
- 2017-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Alexander Crawford Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/02/2017 |
Mrs Janice Crawford Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/04/2025 | — |