ACLAIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05053515 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-24

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Average employees	0	0

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 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2025-05-01
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2024-03-05
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2023-02-28
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2022-04-25
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2021-09-20
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2021-01-25
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accounts · AA
2019-11-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-11-12
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officers · TM02
2019-11-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-11-12
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address · AD01
2019-11-12
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officers · TM01
2019-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-12
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officers · AP01
2019-11-01
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SENOUSSI, Othmane appointed
director
2019-11-01
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DENNIN, Oliver resigned
secretary
2019-11-01
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FURMAN, Eric Spencer resigned
director
2018-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-10-24
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accounts · AA
2004-03-10
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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2004-03-10
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-02
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DENNIN, Oliver appointed
secretary
2004-03-02
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FURMAN, Eric Spencer appointed
director
2004-02-24
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Company incorporated
As ACLAIN LIMITED
2004-02-24
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
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2004-02-24
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-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 60 — 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

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Othmane Senoussi Individual · British,Moroccan · DOB 10/1966 · age 60	—	—	board controlboard control	01/11/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr George Clive Sofaerceased 01/11/2019· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

40 Wolsey Way

Chessington

KT9 1XQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-03

Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SENOUSSI, Othmane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DENNIN, Oliver→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2019-11-01

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2004-03-10

Resigned

FURMAN, Eric Spencer→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2019-11-01

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2004-03-10

Resigned

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