ANTHONY SMITH & CO (PINKSALT) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15525684 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
15 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-02-28
    ➖
    SMITH, Anthony resigned
    director
  4. 2026-02-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-01-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-01-12
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Aman Kumar appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2025-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-08-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2024-08-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-08-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-08-07
    ➕
    AGARWAL, Sumit appointed
    director
  16. 2024-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY SMITH & CO (PINKSALT) LTD
  17. 2024-02-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2024-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Pinksalt Partners Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Pinksalt Partners Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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ANTHONY SMITH & CO (PINKSALT) LTD
This company · 15525684

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pinksalt Partners Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting07/08/2024
Mr Anthony Smith
Individual · English · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/02/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

4 Discovery House
Bindon Road
Taunton
TA2 6BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AGARWAL, Sumit→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Aman Kumar→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-01-12
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Active
SMITH, Anthony→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-02-27 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-27