ACMOS U.K. LTD.

🌳Matureactive
02073610 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£964.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £964,636
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£733k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£965k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£251k£502k£753k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£964.6k£930.5k
Current assets£1.08M£1.26M
Cash£732.7k£896.7k
Debtors£189.9k£105.4k
Net assets£964.6k£930.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-07-19
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-07-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-07-18
    ➕
    SPRIGGS, Tom Lewis appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-29
    ➖
    SPRIGGS, Christina Jane resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-06-29
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    SPRIGGS, Christina Jane resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2015-12-14
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    LASCHINSKY, Julian Jonas appointed
    director
  21. 2015-12-14
    ➖
    LASCHINSKY, Jochen resigned
    director
  22. 2000-06-30
    ➖
    LEWIS, Jean resigned
    director
  23. 2000-06-26
    ➕
    SPRIGGS, Stephen John appointed
    director
  24. 2000-06-26
    ➕
    SPRIGGS, Christina Jane appointed
    director
  25. 1996-07-01
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Donald Peter resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    SPRIGGS, Christina Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 1986-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ACMOS U.K. LTD.

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SPRIGGS, Tom Lewis (same surname) appointed 2022-07-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Julian Jonas Laschinsky
Individual · German · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

6 St John's Court
Vicars Lane
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 1QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LASCHINSKY, Julian Jonas→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRIGGS, Stephen John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRIGGS, Tom Lewis→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Donald Peter→
secretary · resigned 1996-07-01
Resigned
SPRIGGS, Christina Jane→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2022-06-29
Resigned
LASCHINSKY, Jochen→
director · ~80y · resigned 2015-12-14
Resigned
LEWIS, Jean→
director · ~90y · resigned 2000-06-30
Resigned
SPRIGGS, Christina Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2022-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30