ANNAPURNA INDIAN DANCE COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
04539043 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-09-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 3 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
13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,048
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,123 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£6.3k£13.4k
Current assets£7.2k£14.1k
Net assets£4.0k£11.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-06-29
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  6. 2021-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    SANGHA, Lakhbir appointed
    director
  10. 2021-06-28
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    VEDAM, Kopal appointed
    director
  11. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-24
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  13. 2018-06-20
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  14. 2017-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-08-01
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    RAO, Prabhakar, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2009-08-01
    ➖
    RAO, Shantha Prabhakara resigned
    director
  20. 2007-10-31
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    CROWTHER, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2007-10-29
    ➕
    DUTTA, Rajyashree appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-03
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    ARTHUR, Hazel resigned
    director
  23. 2007-03-22
    ➖
    ALLEN, Victor resigned
    director
  24. 2006-05-10
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    ACHARYA, Balagangadhar resigned
    director
  25. 2006-05-08
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    ALLEN, Victor appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-08
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    ARTHUR, Hazel appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-12
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    BHATT-SHAH, Chetana appointed
    director
  28. 2002-12-12
    ➕
    ACHARYA, Balagangadhar appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNAPURNA INDIAN DANCE COMPANY
  30. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    RAO, Shantha Prabhakara appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-09-18
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    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-09-18
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    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-09-18
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    RAO, Prabhakar, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    RAO, Shantha Prabhakara appointed
    director
  35. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2002-09-18
    ➖
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shantha Prabhakara Rao
Individual · Indian · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

T2/A Dean Clough
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 5AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (6 active · 7 resigned)

RAO, Shantha Prabhakara→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHATT-SHAH, Chetana→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWTHER, Amanda Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTTA, Rajyashree→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANGHA, Lakhbir→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VEDAM, Kopal→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-18
Resigned
ACHARYA, Balagangadhar→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2006-05-10
Resigned
ALLEN, Victor→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned
ARTHUR, Hazel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2007-09-03
Resigned
RAO, Prabhakar, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2009-08-01
Resigned
RAO, Shantha Prabhakara→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2009-08-01
Resigned
MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26