ANO MOVEMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC632320 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-03
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: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
23 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-08-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-06-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-01-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-01-30
    WALKER, Stuart resigned
    director
  16. 2020-01-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-01-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-01-16
    WALKER, Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANO MOVEMENTS LTD
  20. 2019-06-03
    HANRATTY, Kevin appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-03
    📄
    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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-15: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Hanratty
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest31/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Hanrattyceased 20/01/2020· 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
Incorporated2019-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

23 Easter Currie Terrace
Currie
Midlothian
EH14 5LF
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HANRATTY, Kevin
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-06-03
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Active
WALKER, Stuart
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-16 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31