ANTICA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC270177 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-02-22📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-02-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-05➕SHEASBY, David Murray appointeddirector
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-18➖BUCHANAN, Cameron Roy Marchand resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2004-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTICA LIMITED
- 2004-07-02➕SHEASBY, Tanya Katharine Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2004-07-02➕BUCHANAN, Cameron Roy Marchand appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Murray Sheasby Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/02/2024 |
Mrs Tanya Katharine Mcleod Sheasby Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Tanya Katharine Mcleod Sheasbyceased 05/02/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
1 South Trinity Road
Edinburgh
EH5 3NU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SHEASBY, David Murray→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHEASBY, Tanya Katharine Mcleod→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHANAN, Cameron Roy Marchand→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-02 · resigned 2023-06-18
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Recent filings (62 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-02-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-02-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14