ANISTON TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC498993 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-20
    MCLAUGHLAN, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  9. 2019-02-20
    STANGER, George Frederick resigned
    director
  10. 2019-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-02-20
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-02-20
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-19
    STANGER, David appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ANISTON TRADING LTD
  22. 2015-02-26
    STANGER, George Frederick appointed
    director

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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Samantha Mclaughlan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/02/2019
David Stanger
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • George Frederick Stangerceased 20/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

168 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4TP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCLAUGHLAN, Samantha
secretary · appointed 2019-02-20
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Active
STANGER, David
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-06-19
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Active
STANGER, George Frederick
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-02-26 · resigned 2019-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-02-20