ANTRAK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07411497 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-19
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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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64303Activities of venture and development capital companies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
54 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-22
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    BAINES, Jill Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-22
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    BANDA, Asoma Abu resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-22
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    DOUGLAS, Kevin Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-12
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    SHARP, Doris resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-11-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-04-17
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    BRUNING, Michael Lewis resigned
    director
  22. 2017-02-28
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    GAY, Sean Macdonald resigned
    director
  23. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    BANDA, Asoma Abu appointed
    director
  24. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    BRUNING, Michael Lewis appointed
    director
  25. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Kevin Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    GAY, Sean Macdonald appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTRAK LIMITED
  28. 2010-10-19
    ➕
    BAINES, Robert Harrison appointed
    director
  29. 2010-10-19
    ➕
    SHARP, Doris appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Harrison Baines
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Sudeley Lodge Sudeley Road
Winchcombe
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 5JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BAINES, Jill Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINES, Robert Harrison→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARP, Doris→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-19 · resigned 2021-11-12
Resigned
BANDA, Asoma Abu→
director · ~93y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2023-12-22
Resigned
BRUNING, Michael Lewis→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2017-04-17
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Kevin Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2023-12-22
Resigned
GAY, Sean Macdonald→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-01