ACOUSTICS PLUS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04304440 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£533.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £533,188
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,890 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£533k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£379k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£108k£216k£324k£432k£540kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£533.2k£540.1k
Current assets£379.3k£401.5k
Net assets£533.2k£540.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-01-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-10-14
    ➖
    HUFFER, Cathy resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    HUFFER, Cathy appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-20
    ➖
    LEWIS, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACOUSTICS PLUS LTD
  20. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    HUFFER, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    LEWIS, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-10-15
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Neil Huffer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Celia Anne Huffer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

Unit 7 Mulberry Place
Pinnell Road
Eltham
London
SE9 6AR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUFFER, Philip→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUFFER, Cathy→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2013-10-14
Resigned
LEWIS, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2005-10-20
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13