ANTHROPOS SOLUTIONS DRIVEN INTERNATIONAL LTD

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SC670281 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
15 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,063
Very low cash
Cash position: £5
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£5
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k-£849-£636-£422-£209£5Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-1.1k£-889
Current assets£5£5
Cash£5£5
Net assets£-1.1k£-889

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2024-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTHROPOS SOLUTIONS DRIVEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
  11. 2020-08-10
    OWEN, Alan William appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-08-10
    OWEN, Alan William appointed
    director
  13. 2020-08-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 6 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 Alan William Owen
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

48 Academy Place
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 1AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OWEN, Alan William
secretary · appointed 2020-08-10
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OWEN, Alan William
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-10
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-07-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-10