A3N LTD
🌳Matureactive
08940745 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-14
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £26,247
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,804 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.2k | £71.1k |
| Current assets | £29.7k | £70.9k |
| Net assets | £26.2k | £71.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-28➕HUSSAIN, Nazir appointeddirector
- 2017-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A3N LTD
- 2014-03-14➕RAJIYAH, Anusha appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Anusha Rajiyah Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nazir Hussainceased 03/04/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
28 Kinnaird Avenue
London
W4 3SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUSSAIN, Nazir→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-28
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RAJIYAH, Anusha→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-03-14
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-07