MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.05.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ANCONS INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Registered Office :

#202, 2nd Floor, Kaizen Imperial Heights, Street No.2, Uma Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad – 500 016, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1998

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Not Divulged

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietory Concern

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is a one stop agency for admissions in overseas universities and specialists in North American Universities.

 

 

No. of Employees :

2 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

Status :

Undetermined

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

--

 

 

Comments :

A site visit was conducted but the proprietor Mr. A.S. Rao denied to disclose any information about the concern. No further information could be made available. Payments are unknown.

 

Initially, subject can be considered for business dealings on a safe and secured trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. A.S. Rao

Designation :

Proprietor

Date :

08.05.2012

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

#202, 2nd Floor, Kaizen Imperial Heights, Street No.2, Uma Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad – 500 016, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-40-23409938

Mobile No.:

91-9393226968 (Mr. A.S. Rao)

Fax No.:

Not Available

E-Mail :

info@ancons.com

director@ancons.com

Website :

http://www.ancons.com

Area :

500 sq ft (Approximately)

 

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR

 

Name :

Mr. A.S. Rao

Designation :

Proprietor

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is a one stop agency for admissions in overseas universities and specialists in North American Universities.

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

2 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

Not Divulged

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

Not Divulged

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Not Divulged

Borrowed :

Not Divulged

Total :

Not Divulged

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

NOT DIVULGED

 

The above information has been declined by Mr. A.S. Rao (Proprietor).

 

Note : Sole Proprietory and Partnership concerns are exempted from filing their financials with the Government Authorities or Registry.

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1) Year of Establishment

Yes

2) Locality of the firm

Yes

3) Constitutions of the firm

Yes 

4) Premises details

Yes

5) Type of Business

Yes

6) Line of Business

Yes

7) Promoter’s background

No

8) No. of employees

Yes

9) Name of person contacted

Yes

10) Designation of contact person

Yes

11) Turnover of firm for last three years

No

12) Profitability for last three years

No

13) Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14) Estimation for coming financial year

No

15) Capital in the business

No

16) Details of sister concerns

No

17) Major suppliers

No

18) Major customers

No

19) Payments terms

No

20) Export / Import details (if applicable)

No

21) Market information

--

22) Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

--

23) Banking Details

No

24) Banking facility details

No

25) Conduct of the banking account

--

26) Buyer visit details

Yes

27) Financials, if provided

No

28) Incorporation details, if applicable

No

29) Last accounts filed at ROC

No

30) Major Shareholders, if available

No

 

OBSERVATION POINTS:

 

Name of the Company :

ANCONS INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Address :

#202, 2nd Floor, Kaizen Imperial Heights, Street No.2, Uma Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad – 500 016, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

 

Legal Status :

Proprietorship

 

 

Name/ Cell No.:

Mr. A.S. Rao (91-9393226968)

 

 

E-Mail :

director@ancons.com

info@ancons.com

 

 

Website :

www.ancons.com

 

 

Tel. Nos.:

91-40-23409938

 

 

Fax Nos.:

NIL

 

 

Name Board :

Sighted

 

 

Visibility of Name Board :

High

 

 

Location :

Easy

 

 

Locality :

Office

 

 

Approximately Market Value of Premises :

Area: 500 (sq. ft.) Approximately

 

 

Area :

Upmarket

 

 

Visibility of Items :

v      Telephone

v      Computers 

 

 

No. of Employees seen at Business Premises :

2

 

 

Furniture Items Sighted :

Yes

 

 

Office Appearance :

Good

 

 

Sister Concerns (Other Names on Name Board) :

Nil

 

 

Visiting Card Provided as Proof of Visit :

Yes

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

PROFILE:

 

Subject is a one stop agency for admissions in overseas universities and specialists in North American Universities. ANCONS has two offices: Ancons International LLC based in Florida, USA and another office based in Hyderabad, India. Ancons has tied up with more than 300 Colleges and Universities in USA for enrolling students in any program of their choice. They have also partnered with some American companies for placing students on internships and co-op placements during their study period where they can work full-time during vacation and after completing the program.

 

Ancons is now offering a Florida based University MBA program with assurance of work placement after completion of the course. The MBA program features are:

 

v      MBA Fast Track Program

v      Suitable for 3 or 4 years Degree

v      No work experience required

v      No TOEFL/GRE/GMAT needed

v      9 specializations of curriculum

v      $ 4500 per semester of 9 credits

v      Internships during the program

v      Placement after completion

v      H1B Sponsorships offered

 

Their role


ANCONS has been a pivotal liaisoning body with regard to higher education abroad. Since the last 10 years, ANCONS has been sending a substantial number of students every year to different colleges and universities across the world. Students have been securing their college admissions and scholarships through their agency and they have played a pioneering role in preparing students successfully for visa interviews. They have been disseminating authentic and updated information on admission requirements to different graduate and undergraduate programs, campus locations, and internships.


Their objectives


ANCONS is objectively interested in counseling students about various university programs and to secure admissions for aspiring candidates in various undergraduate and graduate courses. More than 600 students are directly catered to every year.


ANCONS as a burgeoning higher education facilitator has come up with key areas of support in planning, coordination and implementation of strategies for the promotion of different overseas universities in India.


ANCONS provides information on changes and shifts in higher education policies, structural changes in foreign student intake patterns and instrumental changes in policies pertaining to student visas.


Their services


They as an information provider do provide with a lot of services to promote higher studies for students:

 

1.

advise students on university names / campus locations, course availability, admission entry requirements, visa applications.

2.

opinionate on which university to choose and why.

3.

notify Universities about students' interests, their credentials and overall academic standing.

4.

communicate with universities and send completed applications.

5.

prepare the students for visa interviews.

6.

assist the students with travel and accommodatiion information.


Their future plans


ANCONS is trying to develop a support service system in the near future. Intitiatives have been taken on modification and diversification of their services and they are in the process of building a compendious and enterprising software technology that will involve software development mainly with regard to Higher Education, Examination, Testing and Training, Interactive Learning software marketing and other instrumental support services. It also wishes to promote and patronize a comprehensive online library with updated online classes, interactive CD-ROMs, DVD's, Audios etc.

 

Overseas Admissions

 

ANCONS helps in securing admissions to the top universities across 12 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA.

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                              None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.85

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.44

Euro

1

Rs.68.80 

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

SMN 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

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