ACOUSTIC ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05616776 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-09
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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, 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-04-08
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Stephen Edward appointed
    secretary
  10. 2022-04-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-04-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-04-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    GILBERT, Christopher George resigned
    secretary
  15. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    GILBERT, Christopher George resigned
    director
  16. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Sean Horace James resigned
    director
  17. 2021-10-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-02-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-02-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-02-20
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Sean Horace James appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-19
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Stephen Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2020-02-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2018-08-30
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Terry resigned
    director
  27. 2005-11-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACOUSTIC ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  28. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    GILBERT, Christopher George appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-11-09
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    GILBERT, Christopher George appointed
    director
  32. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Terry appointed
    director
  33. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2005-11-09
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Edward Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Chris George Gilbertceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Christopher George Gilbertceased 20/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Buzzard 2 Eastrea Hide
Eastrea, Whittlesey
Peterborough
PE7 2GY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MARSHALL, Stephen Edward→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Stephen Edward→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILBERT, Christopher George→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2005-11-09
Resigned
GILBERT, Christopher George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Terry→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2018-08-30
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Sean Horace James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-20 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2005-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01