ANMAT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03055667 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-11
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£198.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £198,136

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£198k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£203k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£81k£122k£162k£203kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£198.1k£191.2k
Current assets£202.6k£193.9k
Net assets£198.1k£191.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 1995-08-24
    ➕
    AOJULA, Harmesh Singh, Dr appointed
    secretary
  17. 1995-08-15
    ➕
    AOJULA, Harmesh Singh, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 1995-08-15
    ➕
    CLARKE, David John, Prof appointed
    director
  19. 1995-08-15
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1995-08-15
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    CREDITREFORM (ENGLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 1995-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ANMAT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  22. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (ENGLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Prof David John Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/05/2017
Dr Harmesh Singh Aojula
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/02/2017

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
Incorporated1995-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Old Dutch Barn Doctor Lane
Scouthead
Oldham
OL4 4AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

AOJULA, Harmesh Singh, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AOJULA, Harmesh Singh, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, David John, Prof→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-08-15
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Active
CREDITREFORM LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1995-08-15
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (ENGLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1995-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22