ACHALEON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05385960 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-08-07
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-26
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  10. 2018-06-04
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  11. 2017-07-07
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  12. 2016-05-18
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  13. 2016-03-08
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  14. 2015-10-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-03-06
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    PARKER, Christopher Arthur resigned
    director
  17. 2009-01-01
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    TOMLINSON, Peter Francis resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-14
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    JONES, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2006-04-10
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    GOMERSALL, Nicholas Audsley resigned
    director
  20. 2005-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACHALEON LIMITED
  21. 2005-03-08
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    TOMLINSON, Peter Francis appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-03-08
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-03-08
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-03-08
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    GOMERSALL, Nicholas Audsley appointed
    director
  25. 2005-03-08
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    PARKER, Christopher Arthur appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-08
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-03-08
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

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 Philip Martin Jones
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

105 High Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JONES, Philip Martin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMLINSON, Peter Francis→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2005-03-08
Resigned
GOMERSALL, Nicholas Audsley→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2006-04-10
Resigned
PARKER, Christopher Arthur→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2005-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10