ANSANA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07847279 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£67.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £67,908

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£68kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£67.9k£66.0k
Current assets£68.5k£66.0k
Net assets£67.9k£66.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-17
    ➖
    WARD, Michael James Vincent resigned
    director
  7. 2022-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-27
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2011-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ANSANA LIMITED
  17. 2011-11-14
    ➕
    WARD, Michael James Vincent appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-11-14
    ➕
    NARINESINGH, Anslim Sastri appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-14
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-14
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    SHAH, Ela resigned
    director
  21. 2011-11-14
    ➕
    WARD, Michael James Vincent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anslim Sastri Narinesingh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/03/2022
Mr Michael James Vincent Ward
Individual · English · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

The Orchard Ashmead Drive
Denham
Uxbridge
UB9 5BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WARD, Michael James Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NARINESINGH, Anslim Sastri→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-14 · resigned 2011-11-14
Resigned
WARD, Michael James Vincent→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-14 · resigned 2022-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-23