SMART ANCHOR VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09211312 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-10

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2025-09-30
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-09-22
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-07-31
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officers · TM01
2017-07-18
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ENNIS, Jerry resigned
director
2017-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-31
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ENNIS, Jerry resigned
director
2014-09-10
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Company incorporated
As SMART ANCHOR VENTURES LIMITED
2014-09-10
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HINDMARSH, Mark Colin appointed
director
2014-09-10
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JONES, Peter Richard Geoffrey appointed
director
2014-09-10
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ENNIS, Jerry appointed
director
2014-09-10
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ENNIS, Jerry appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Colin Hindmarsh Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Peter Richard Geoffrey Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jerry Ennisceased 17/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2014-09-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Clos Helyg

Gowerton

Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA4 3GH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HINDMARSH, Mark Colin→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JONES, Peter Richard Geoffrey→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-09-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ENNIS, Jerry→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

ENNIS, Jerry→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2017-07-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-23

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2025-11-29

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2025-09-30

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2025-09-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-15