ACULAB LTD

🌳Matureactive
01397386 · ltd · incorporated 1978-11-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
157 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,131,530

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.5m
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£2.6m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£1.85M
Current assets£2.61M
Cash£1.52M
Debtors£714.3k
Net assets£1.13M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-09-18
    ✏️
    certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
    change-of-name · CERT10
  5. 2025-09-18
    ✏️
    reregistration-public-to-private-company
    change-of-name · RR02
  6. 2025-09-18
    📄
    re-registration-memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MAR
  7. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-05-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-05-08
    ➕
    LIEN, Vinh appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-25
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  11. 2025-03-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2025-03-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2025-03-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-03-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-03-04
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2025-03-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-12-16
    ➕
    CORNES, Ian Richard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2024-12-16
    ➕
    MEDVED, Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2024-12-16
    ➖
    BAGHAI-RAVARY, Ladan, Dr resigned
    secretary
  21. 2024-12-16
    ➖
    BAGHAI-RAVARY, Ladan, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2024-12-16
    ➖
    POUND, Alan resigned
    director
  23. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  24. 2024-11-04
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2024-06-12
    ➖
    CHARMAN, Judith resigned
    director
  26. 2024-06-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2024-05-28
    ➕
    BAGHAI-RAVARY, Ladan, Dr appointed
    secretary
  28. 2024-05-28
    ➖
    CHARMAN, Judith resigned
    secretary
  29. 2024-05-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  30. 2023-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  31. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  32. 2019-08-20
    ➖
    SAMUEL, David William resigned
    director
  33. 2018-11-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2018-11-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2018-06-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  36. 2018-05-09
    ➕
    BAGHAI-RAVARY, Ladan, Dr appointed
    director
  37. 2016-03-28
    ➖
    BUCHANAN, Paul Vincent resigned
    director
  38. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    SAMUEL, David William appointed
    director
  39. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    GRAVETT, Christopher Denis resigned
    director
  40. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    CHARMAN, Judith appointed
    director
  41. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    CHARMAN, Judith appointed
    secretary
  42. 2005-06-30
    ➖
    MOFFAT, Duncan Park resigned
    secretary
  43. 2005-06-30
    ➖
    MOFFAT, Duncan Park resigned
    director
  44. 2003-01-08
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Duncan Park appointed
    secretary
  45. 2003-01-08
    ➖
    POUND, Geraldine resigned
    secretary
  46. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    BUCHANAN, Paul Vincent appointed
    director
  47. 1998-01-26
    ➕
    GRAVETT, Christopher Denis appointed
    director
  48. 1996-01-26
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Duncan Park appointed
    director
  49. 1984-07-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  50. 1978-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACULAB LTD

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 med · 1 low
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-18: certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private; 2025-09-18: reregistration-public-to-private-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Enghouse Holdings (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Enghouse Holdings (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ACULAB LTD
This company · 01397386

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Enghouse Holdings (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Poundceased 16/12/2024· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

Imperium
Imperial Way
Reading, Berkshire
England
RG2 0TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

CORNES, Ian Richard→
secretary · appointed 2024-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIEN, Vinh→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEDVED, Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAGHAI-RAVARY, Ladan, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2024-05-28 · resigned 2024-12-16
Resigned
CHARMAN, Judith→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2024-05-28
Resigned
MOFFAT, Duncan Park→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
POUND, Geraldine→
secretary · resigned 2003-01-08
Resigned
BAGHAI-RAVARY, Ladan, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-05-09 · resigned 2024-12-16
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Paul Vincent→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2016-03-28
Resigned
CHARMAN, Judith→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2024-06-12
Resigned
GRAVETT, Christopher Denis→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-01-26 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
MOFFAT, Duncan Park→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-01-26 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
POUND, Alan→
director · ~75y · resigned 2024-12-16
Resigned
SAMUEL, David William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2019-08-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—04/06/201802/11/2018
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/07/198402/11/2018

Recent filings (157 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-18
certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
change-of-name · CERT10
2025-09-18
reregistration-public-to-private-company
change-of-name · RR02
2025-09-18
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2025-09-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-27
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04