ACRYATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05027935 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-28
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 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£151.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £151,695

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£152k
Current Assets
£70k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£201.7k
Current assets£70.5k
Net assets£151.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    BEGUM, Emrana appointed
    director
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-11-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-11-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-11-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-10-19
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    MATTHEWS, Mark resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-10-19
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-04-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2016-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    MIAH, Khosru resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    BEGUM, Shubash resigned
    director
  26. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    MIAH, Khosru appointed
    director
  27. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    MIAH, Khosru appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-01-04
    ➖
    WINDSOR, Francesca resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Mark resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    WINDSOR, Francesca appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    BEGUM, Shubash appointed
    director
  32. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Mark resigned
    director
  33. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    MIAH, Khosru resigned
    director
  34. 2004-02-09
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Mark appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-02-09
    ➖
    WINDSOR, Francesca resigned
    secretary
  36. 2004-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACRYATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  37. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    WINDSOR, Francesca appointed
    secretary
  38. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Mark appointed
    director
  39. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    MIAH, Khosru appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Khosru Miah
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr. Mark Matthewsceased 19/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2004-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Ramsay Place
Rochdale
OL16 2HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BEGUM, Emrana→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MIAH, Khosru→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2018-10-19
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-09 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned
MIAH, Khosru→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
WINDSOR, Francesca→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2005-01-04
Resigned
WINDSOR, Francesca→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-02-09
Resigned
BEGUM, Shubash→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2018-10-19
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned
MIAH, Khosru→
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/04/2016—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—12/01/2016—
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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06