A N OPTICAL LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £649.9k |
| Current assets | £447.9k |
| Cash | £429.7k |
| Debtors | £18.2k |
| Net assets | £649.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 3 capital
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-14➕SHAH, Tanay appointeddirector
- 2026-04-13📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-04-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-26➕SHAH, Aaryam appointeddirector
- 2026-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A N OPTICAL LIMITED
- 2015-08-05➕MAHATMA, Anjum Babulal, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-08-05➕SHAH, Nimish, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tanay Shah Individual · British · DOB 06/2002 · age 24 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/03/2026 |
Mr Aaryam Shah Individual · British · DOB 08/2007 · age 19 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/03/2026 |
Dr Nimish Shah Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
Dr Anjum Babulal Mahatma Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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