ACOUSTICABS INDUSTRIAL NOISE CONTROL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01667774 · ltd · incorporated 1982-09-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 41.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees400300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-04
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    capital · SH03
  13. 2018-06-04
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  14. 2018-03-29
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    INESON, Glyn resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-01-07
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    LEWIN, David Michael resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-06-25
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    CALL, Marcia resigned
    director
  19. 1993-04-01
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    INESON, Glyn appointed
    director
  20. 1985-02-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC.
  21. 1982-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOUSTICABS INDUSTRIAL NOISE CONTROL LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Michael Lewin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1982-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

2 Schoolhouse Everingham
York
YO42 4JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LEWIN, David Michael→
director · ~72y
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Active
LEWIN, David Michael→
secretary · resigned 2011-01-07
Resigned
CALL, Marcia→
director · ~74y · resigned 2010-06-25
Resigned
INESON, Glyn→
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 2018-03-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Williams & Glyn's Bank .
Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC.
Debenture1 property04/02/1985—
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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31