ANTS INYA PANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06519349 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-29
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-175.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 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
45 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £175,655
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£176k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-107.0k | £-81.7k |
| Current assets | £39.7k | £71.8k |
| Net assets | £-175.7k | £-151.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13➖KIRBY, Nicholas Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-01-08➕KIRBY, Nicholas Anthony appointeddirector
- 2008-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTS INYA PANTS LIMITED
- 2008-02-29➕MILSOM, Lisa Mary appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-29➕ADAMS, Paul William appointeddirector
- 2008-02-29➕MILSOM, Lisa Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul William Adams Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 28/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART OF DEFENCE LIMITED→ 08683000 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ART OF TRAVEL GROUP LTD→ 14595500 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARTS & BUSINESS CYMRU→ 07767380 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ASCENDANCE THEATRE ARTS LTD.→ 07766354 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ASPIRE FITNESS (WALES) LIMITED→ 05321811 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ATSLI CASTING LIMITED→ 04978755 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AUXILLIUM FITNESS LTD→ 16666022 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVANT THEATRE CIC→ 10611817 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AW CRICKET COACHING LTD→ 13881885 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AXG LIMITED→ 13597317 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ants Inya Pants
Rhymney River Bridge Road
(Off Newport Road)
Cardiff
CF23 9AF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ADAMS, Paul William→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2008-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILSOM, Lisa Mary→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIRBY, Nicholas Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-01-08 · resigned 2023-10-13
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-29