YOUR ANCHOR DISTRIBUTION EXPERTS LTD

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SC560564 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-15
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
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,880

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£110k
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£247k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£99k£148k£197k£247kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£30.7k—
Current assets£246.8k—
Cash£110.2k—
Debtors£136.6k—
Net assets£8.9k—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-06-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-06-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  17. 2023-05-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2023-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As YOUR ANCHOR DISTRIBUTION EXPERTS LTD
  22. 2017-03-15
    ➕
    MARTINOVS, Ruslans appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ruslans Martinovs
Individual · Latvian · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/02/2021

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
Incorporated2017-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARTINOVS, Ruslans→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-15
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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17