ANSONS CONSULTING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC407225 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£13.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £13,873
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,374 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.9k | £42.2k |
| Current assets | £13.8k | £59.2k |
| Net assets | £13.9k | £42.2k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ANSONS CONSULTING LTD
- 2011-09-12➕GRANT, Susan Tennant appointeddirector
- 2011-09-12➕PINKARD, David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 David John Pinkard Individual · British,Australian · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Ms Susan Tennant Grant Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2011-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
11 Largo Place
Edinburgh
EH6 4AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRANT, Susan Tennant→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINKARD, David John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08