ACSI-EUROPE LTD

🌳Matureactive
03709679 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,399,507

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.8m
Net Worth
£1.4m
Current Assets
£2.0m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£406k£811k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.51M—
Current assets£2.03M—
Cash£1.78M—
Debtors£244.4k—
Net assets£1.40M—
Average employees—600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-04-07
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, David resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-02-01
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    HARRISON, Adam Leslie appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-02-01
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Wicklesham Commercial Properties Limited
  21. 2001-01-15
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, David appointed
    director
  22. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    NIXON, Steven appointed
    director
  23. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, David appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-04-22
    ➖
    DARBYS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1999-04-22
    ➖
    DARBYS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 1999-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACSI-EUROPE LTD
  27. 1999-02-08
    ➕
    DARBYS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1999-02-08
    ➕
    DARBYS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Advanced Control Solutions Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advanced Control Solutions Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ACSI-EUROPE LTD
This company · 03709679

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
Advanced Control Solutions Inc
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Unit 7 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park Majors Road
Watchfield
Swindon
SN6 8TZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HARRISON, Adam Leslie→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIXON, Steven→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGLAS, David→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
DARBYS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-02-08 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned
DOUGLAS, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-01-15 · resigned 2022-04-07
Resigned
DARBYS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-02-08 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Wicklesham Commercial Properties
Wicklesham Commercial Properties Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property23/10/200920/03/2026

Recent filings (82 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17