ANANTH & JS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08398890 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-12
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-01
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    ARCH VICTOR, Anita Bindhu appointed
    director
  17. 2013-02-20
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    ARCH VICTOR, Anita Bindhu resigned
    director
  18. 2013-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ANANTH & JS LTD
  19. 2013-02-12
    ➕
    MASILAMANI, Prem Ananth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-12
    ➕
    ARCH VICTOR, Anita Bindhu appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Masilamani Prem
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/10/2016
Mrs Anita Bindhu Arch Victor
Individual · Indian · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/10/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

32 Shaftesbury Road
Maidenbower
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ARCH VICTOR, Anita Bindhu→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASILAMANI, Prem Ananth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARCH VICTOR, Anita Bindhu→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-02-12 · resigned 2013-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02