ANATRON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06740415 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-04
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
57 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 insolvency
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    capital · SH19
  2. 2026-04-14
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  3. 2026-04-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-12-15
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-29
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    capital · SH06
  18. 2019-10-29
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  19. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    CHRISTOPOULOS, Nikolaos, Mr. appointed
    director
  20. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    MELAS, Georgios, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2017-07-27
    ➕
    TSOULOUFRIS, Emmanouil appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-12
    ➕
    TSOULOUFRIS, Pavlos (Paul) appointed
    director
  23. 2008-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANATRON LIMITED
  24. 2008-11-04
    ➕
    TSOULOUFRIS, Greg appointed
    director
  25. 2008-11-04
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-11-04
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-14: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pavlos (Paul) Tsouloufris
Individual · Greek · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Greg Tsouloufrisceased 23/10/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Jubilee House
Townsend Lane
London
NW9 8TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

CHRISTOPOULOS, Nikolaos, Mr.→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MELAS, Georgios, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TSOULOUFRIS, Emmanouil→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-07-27
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Active
TSOULOUFRIS, Greg→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-11-04
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Active
TSOULOUFRIS, Pavlos (Paul)→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-12-12
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Active
SECRETARIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2008-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-04-14
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07