ACHERON CAPITAL LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
05588630 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£1.14M
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.2y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £215,335
Revenue decline
Turnover down 21% YoY
Turnover YoY
-21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1.14M | £1.45M |
| Operating profit | £214.7k | £108.6k |
| Profit before tax | £215.3k | £110.2k |
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-06➕ZENG, Jingkun appointeddirector
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-09➖SWETE, Peter Gerald resigneddirector
- 2022-09-05➖TOLLER, Carlo resigneddirector
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-07➕WINAND, Jean-Marc appointeddirector
- 2012-06-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Myw Assets LTD
- 2012-05-17➕TOLLER, Carlo appointeddirector
- 2011-03-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Portman Estate Nominees (One) Limited and the Portman Estate Nominees (Two) Limited
- 2010-03-31➕FELITTI, John Andre appointeddirector
- 2007-05-25➖GENNOTTE, Gerard Ivan Marie Frederick George, Dr resigneddirector
- 2006-10-19➕GENNOTTE, Gerard Ivan Marie Frederick George, Dr appointeddirector
- 2005-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHERON CAPITAL LIMITED
- 2005-10-11➕PAUL, Jean Michel appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-11➕PAUL, Jean Michel appointeddirector
- 2005-10-11➕JPCORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-11➖JPCORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-11➕SWETE, Peter Gerald appointeddirector
- 2005-10-11➕JPCORD LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-10-11➖JPCORD LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jean-Michel Paul Individual · Belgian · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway
London
SW1H 0BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
Active
FELITTI, John Andre→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAUL, Jean Michel→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-11
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WINAND, Jean-Marc→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-07
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ZENG, Jingkun→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-06
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JPCORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2005-10-11
GENNOTTE, Gerard Ivan Marie Frederick George, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2007-05-25
SWETE, Peter Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2022-09-09
TOLLER, Carlo→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2022-09-05
JPCORD LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2005-10-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Myw Assets Myw Assets LTD | Letter agreement | 1 property | 25/06/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | The Portman Estate Nominees (One) and the Portman Estate Nominees (Two) The Portman Estate Nominees (One) Limited and the Portman Estate Nominees (Two) Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 03/03/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02