ACOUSTI-CLAD (INTERIORS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02632472 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-25
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-15
    ➖
    HUNT, David Alan Norman resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    WATKINS, Shaun appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-06-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-06-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2023-06-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-06-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2023-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-06-08
    ➖
    COOK, Richard Brian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2023-06-08
    ➖
    COOK, Richard Brian resigned
    director
  22. 2023-06-08
    ➖
    COOMBER, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2023-06-08
    ➕
    HUNT, David Alan Norman appointed
    director
  24. 2023-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 1991-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACOUSTI-CLAD (INTERIORS) LIMITED

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Greg Fifield
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/06/2023
Mr Matthew Curson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Brian Cookceased 08/06/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew Charles Coomberceased 08/06/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1991-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Unit 17 Unit 17 Onyx Business Park
De Havilland Road
Exeter
Devon
EX5 2GG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WATKINS, Shaun→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Richard Brian→
secretary · resigned 2023-06-08
Resigned
COOK, Richard Brian→
director · ~68y · resigned 2023-06-08
Resigned
COOMBER, Andrew Charles→
director · ~64y · resigned 2023-06-08
Resigned
HUNT, David Alan Norman→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-08 · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-20