ANCRIS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14087593 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-22.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,304
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,515 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£30k
Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 230% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-22.3k | £17.2k |
| Current assets | £49.8k | £42.8k |
| Cash | £30.2k | — |
| Debtors | £6.1k | — |
| Net assets | £-22.3k | £17.2k |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-16➕FARS, Dara appointeddirector
- 2024-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01➕FARS, Dara appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➖FARS, Dara resigneddirector
- 2023-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-16➖MOLDOVEANU, Andra- Luana resigneddirector
- 2022-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCRIS LTD
- 2022-05-05➕HUSTEA, Cristiana Paula appointeddirector
- 2022-05-05➕MOLDOVEANU, Andra- Luana appointeddirector
- 2022-05-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dara Fars Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2023 |
Miss Cristiana Paula Hustea Individual · Romanian · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Andra- Luana Moldoveanuceased 01/11/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
45 Regent Street
Leamington Spa
CV32 5EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HUSTEA, Cristiana Paula→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARS, Dara→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2023-11-01
MOLDOVEANU, Andra- Luana→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-05-05 · resigned 2023-02-16
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-02