ANV ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC402745 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-03-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2020-03-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2020-03-04
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    capital · SH10
  13. 2019-01-16
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-20
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    VARMA, Ruchi appointed
    director
  17. 2011-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ANV ENGINEERING LTD
  18. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    VARMA, Kshitiz Kumar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ruchi Varma
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/02/2020
Mr Kshitiz Kumar Varma
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Corbie Lodge
Maryculter
Aberdeen
AB12 5FT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

VARMA, Kshitiz Kumar→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-06-30
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VARMA, Ruchi→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-20
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-16