ANANDA ANIMAL SANCTUARY

🏛️Establishedactive
SC618541 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2019-01-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£36.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,076

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£36k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£36.1k
Current assets£9.7k
Cash£9.4k
Net assets£36.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
    ➖
    GRESS, Reinhard resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2022-01-14
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  14. 2021-06-22
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  15. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANANDA ANIMAL SANCTUARY
  17. 2019-01-18
    ➕
    GLASS, Steven James appointed
    director
  18. 2019-01-18
    ➕
    GRESS, Lynda appointed
    director
  19. 2019-01-18
    ➕
    GRESS, Selena Kareen, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-18
    ➕
    GRESS, Reinhard appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2019-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621

Registered office

26 Oggscastle Road
Walston
South Lanarkshire
ML11 8NF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GLASS, Steven James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRESS, Lynda→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRESS, Selena Kareen, Dr→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRESS, Reinhard→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-18 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17