ACUTE ENGINEERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
05029206 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-29
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£623
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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 £623
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,507 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£623
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£623£12.1k
Current assets£17.4k£49.9k
Net assets£623£12.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-07-05
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    FTA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2007-06-27
    ➕
    KING, Kathleen Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-24
    ➕
    FTA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-06-24
    ➖
    SECRETARIES ETC.LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    KING, Ian Nicholas appointed
    director
  21. 2004-02-16
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    FREEDOM CENTRAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUTE ENGINEERING LTD
  23. 2004-01-29
    ➕
    SECRETARIES ETC.LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-01-29
    ➕
    FREEDOM CENTRAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kathleen Patricia King
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/02/2022
Ian Nicholas King
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2004-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

116 Forest Glade
Highams Park
London
E4 9RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KING, Kathleen Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Ian Nicholas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FTA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-24 · resigned 2007-07-05
Resigned
SECRETARIES ETC.LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2005-06-24
Resigned
FREEDOM CENTRAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11