ANAND SWEETS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15136234 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-13
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£207
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £207
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,714 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£207
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 200% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £207 | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £53.9k | £18.0k |
| Net assets | £207 | £1.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-09➖MAAN, Amarinder Singh resigneddirector
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ANAND SWEETS LTD
- 2023-09-13➕MAAN, Gurpreet Kaur appointeddirector
- 2023-09-13➕MAAN, Amarinder Singh appointeddirector
- 2023-09-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gurpreet Kaur Maan Individual · British · DOB 11/1997 · age 29 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Amarinder Singh Maanceased 09/07/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Registered office
124 Manchester Road
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 2AF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-24
Last: 2026-07-10
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MAAN, Gurpreet Kaur→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-09-13
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MAAN, Amarinder Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-09-13 · resigned 2026-07-09
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-13