ACHETA CONSULTING LIMITED

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04635772 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-14
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£347.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
84 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £347,531

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£348k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£350k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£70k£140k£210k£280k£350kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£347.5k£347.5k
Current assets£350.2k£350.2k
Net assets£347.5k£347.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    BROWN, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-31
    ➖
    LEROY, Luc Marie Arthur resigned
    director
  8. 2023-07-31
    ➕
    CONNOR, John appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-07-31
    ➕
    CONNOR, John appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-31
    ➖
    HORWOOD, Mark Stephen resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-07-31
    ➖
    HORWOOD, Mark Stephen resigned
    director
  12. 2023-07-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2023-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-01-04
    ➖
    SIMMONS, John Frederick, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2021-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2019-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2019-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2019-08-30
    ➕
    HORWOOD, Mark Stephen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-08-30
    ➖
    MAYCOCK, Jill Elaine resigned
    secretary
  28. 2019-08-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2019-08-30
    ➕
    HORWOOD, Mark Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2019-08-30
    ➕
    LEROY, Luc Marie Arthur appointed
    director
  31. 2019-08-30
    ➖
    MAYCOCK, Jill Elaine resigned
    director
  32. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    MAYCOCK, Jill Elaine appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    STAUNTON, Hugh Christopher Thorpe resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    LEICESTER REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    MAYCOCK, Jill Elaine appointed
    director
  36. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    SIMMONS, John Frederick, Dr appointed
    director
  37. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    LEICESTER REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  38. 2003-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACHETA CONSULTING LIMITED
  39. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    STAUNTON, Hugh Christopher Thorpe appointed
    secretary
  40. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    LEICESTER REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2003-01-14
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    LEICESTER REGISTRARS 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Kiwa Holdings (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Kiwa Holdings (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACHETA CONSULTING LIMITED
This company · 04635772

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
Kiwa Holdings (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr John Frederick Simmonsceased 30/08/2019· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Kiwa House Stella Way
Bishops Cleeve
Cheltenham
GL52 7DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

CONNOR, John→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active
CONNOR, John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORWOOD, Mark Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned
MAYCOCK, Jill Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned
STAUNTON, Hugh Christopher Thorpe→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
LEICESTER REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-01-14
Resigned
BROWN, Paul Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
HORWOOD, Mark Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned
LEROY, Luc Marie Arthur→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
MAYCOCK, Jill Elaine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned
SIMMONS, John Frederick, Dr→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2021-01-04
Resigned
LEICESTER REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26