ANDERSON DIGITAL LIMITED

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SC311700 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-09
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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).

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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2018-02-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-23
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-05-23
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-03-01
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    MUSHET, Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-29
    ➖
    MUSHET, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-02-29
    ➖
    MUSHET, Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2016-02-29
    ➖
    MUSHET, Ross Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2006-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON DIGITAL LIMITED
  21. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    MUSHET, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-11-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    MUSHET, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    MUSHET, Ross Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2006-11-09
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Margaret Mushet
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2006-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

14 Newton Place
C/O Gallone And Co
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MUSHET, Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUSHET, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2006-11-09
Resigned
MUSHET, Andrew→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned
MUSHET, Ross Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2006-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-26