BRITANNICA LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12754653 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£84.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46341SIC 46341
- 46360Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
- 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £84,649
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£85k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£181k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.8k | £32.9k |
| Current assets | £181.1k | £145.1k |
| Net assets | £84.6k | £82.5k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26➕SAYANIYA, Sandip Narpatsinh appointeddirector
- 2023-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BRITANNICA LIMITED
- 2020-07-20➕SAYANIA, Surag Narpatsinh appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Surag Narpatsinh Sayania Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/07/2020 |
Mr Sandip Narpatsinh Sayaniya Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070
Registered office
Unit 13 Rennie Drive
Dartford
Kent
DA1 5FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SAYANIA, Surag Narpatsinh→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-07-20
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SAYANIYA, Sandip Narpatsinh→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-15