ANTA SOLUTIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13976025 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £3,494
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,405 YoY
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.5k | £4.9k |
| Current assets | £22.3k | £19.0k |
| Cash | £22.3k | £19.0k |
| Net assets | £3.5k | £4.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07➕CLARKE, Annette Teresa appointeddirector
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTA SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2022-03-15➕CLARKE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-03-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Clarke Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Registered office
15 Riverside Studios Amethyst Road
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 7YL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLARKE, Annette Teresa→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARKE, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-03-15
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-15