ACOMB TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04092250 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-18

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

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Refinance opportunity

19 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 25.2y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)

Directors & officers

61 officers (15 active, 61 linked, 53 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

217 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (152 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
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Charge registered #19
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2025-10-21
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mortgage · MR04
2025-10-21
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Charge satisfied #17
2025-09-25
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mortgage · MR01
2025-09-24
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officers · TM01
2025-09-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
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Charge registered #18
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2025-07-03
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SANDERSON, Patrick John resigned
director
2025-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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HARRISON, Lianne Emma resigned
director
2025-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-08
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officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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RIXON, Jeremy James resigned
director
2024-04-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
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SEBASTIANELLI, Julie Patricia resigned
director
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
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officers · CH01
2023-11-14
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officers · CH01
2023-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
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officers · AP01
2023-02-14
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officers · AP01
2023-02-14
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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FISH, Charlotte Louise appointed
director
2023-02-13
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KILNER, Claire Louise appointed
director
2023-02-13
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MASON, Simon David appointed
director
2023-02-13
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PENNICK, Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-02-13
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TURLINGTON, Charlotte appointed
director
2023-02-13
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WATTS, Vicky Marie appointed
director
2023-01-02
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GOUGH, Thomas Daniel resigned
director
2022-11-16
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CHAMBERS, Allison Carole resigned
director
2022-11-16
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GALWAY, Michael Gerard resigned
director
2022-01-04
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TREADWELL, Fiona Marion resigned
director
2021-07-29
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NORTH, Katrina Marie appointed
director
2021-07-29
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POTTER, Louise Ashley appointed
director
2021-07-29
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STETTNER, Karen Louise appointed
director
2021-07-29
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CHAMBERS, Allison Carole appointed
director
2021-07-29
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GALWAY, Michael Gerard appointed
director
2021-07-29
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JOSHI, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2021-07-29
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KEATLEY, Louise Julie resigned
director
2021-07-29
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LOVETT, Clare Louise resigned
director
2021-07-29
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RIXON, Jeremy James appointed
director
2021-07-29
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SAPSTEAD, Mark Richard Gordon resigned
director
2021-07-29
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SEBASTIANELLI, Julie Patricia appointed
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

16 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Mattioli Woods Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mattioli Woods Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACOMB TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · 04092250

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mattioli Woods Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-10-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 New Walk Place

Leicester

LE1 6RU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-08

Last: 2026-01-25