ANNO1880 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC702009 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-18
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-09-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-02-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-07
    MASSEY, Craig appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-07
    WHEWELL, Nicholas resigned
    director
  13. 2021-06-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANNO1880 LIMITED
  14. 2021-06-18
    WHEWELL, Nicholas appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Whewell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares18/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Unit 3 Satellite Park
Macmerry
EH33 1RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MASSEY, Craig
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-07
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Active
WHEWELL, Nicholas
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2021-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-22