ACN CHEMICALS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05351869 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-03
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£105k£131kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets—£2.88M
Current assets—£131.4k
Net assets—£29.8k
Average employees0—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-10-12
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    D'COSTA, Aristides Dos Reis Quintad resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-05-26
    ➖
    D'COSTA, Aristides Dos Reis Quintad resigned
    director
  18. 2005-02-08
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES(UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2005-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACN CHEMICALS UK LIMITED
  20. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    WEGROSTEK, Mel Egon appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    D'COSTA, Aristides Dos Reis Quintad appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-02-03
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    D'COSTA, Aristides Dos Reis Quintad appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES(UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mel Egon Wegrostek
Individual · Austrian · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Stephane Patrick Maurice Schein
Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

20 Seymour Mews
London
W1H 6BQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WEGROSTEK, Mel Egon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
D'COSTA, Aristides Dos Reis Quintad→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2012-10-12
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2005-02-03
Resigned
D'COSTA, Aristides Dos Reis Quintad→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2011-05-26
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES(UK) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2005-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10