ANCHANS AUTHENTICS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC533258 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-21
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (79/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,456
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.1k | £5.6k |
| Current assets | £4.0k | £4.2k |
| Net assets | £6.5k | £5.6k |
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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-31➕ANCHAN, Dheeraj Seetharm appointeddirector
- 2023-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHANS AUTHENTICS LTD
- 2016-04-21➕ANCHAN, Karishma appointeddirector
- 2016-04-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANCHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dheeraj Seetharm Anchan Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/04/2024 |
Mrs Karishma Anchan Individual · Indian · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABHD LTD→ SC822611 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJ FAST FOODS LTD→ SC733359 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| ALL STAR PUB GROUP LTD→ SC850538 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ARDANE ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC077587 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
6 Cairnfield Crescent
Bucksburn
Aberdeen
AB21 9LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last: 2025-04-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANCHAN, Dheeraj Seetharm→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-08-31
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ANCHAN, Karishma→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2016-04-21
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-09