ACA LAW LTD

🌳Matureactive
05867552 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1000900

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-28
    ➖
    MACFARLANE-JACQUES, Moira Grace resigned
    director
  10. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-03
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    MACFARLANE-JACQUES, Moira Grace appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-10-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  19. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-04-14
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    BEHAL, Narinder resigned
    director
  22. 2016-07-15
    ➕
    BEHAL, Narinder appointed
    director
  23. 2015-12-10
    ➕
    RANGE, Michael Richard Francis appointed
    director
  24. 2015-12-10
    ➖
    DORRIAN, Patrick Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2013-08-30
    ➖
    CUTTING, Lisa Ann resigned
    director
  26. 2013-07-30
    ➖
    CANTARIS, Costa resigned
    director
  27. 2013-07-30
    ➖
    ZIMAREVA, Natalia resigned
    director
  28. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    CANTARIS, Costa appointed
    director
  29. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    ZIMAREVA, Natalia appointed
    director
  30. 2011-01-13
    ➕
    DORRIAN, Patrick Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 2010-12-03
    ➕
    CUTTING, Lisa Ann appointed
    director
  32. 2008-07-01
    ➖
    TMAIRA, Mary Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  33. 2007-04-09
    ➕
    PUNATAR, Trushar appointed
    director
  34. 2007-04-09
    ➕
    TMAIRA, Mary Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  35. 2006-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACA LAW LTD
  36. 2006-07-05
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2006-07-05
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2006-07-05
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2006-07-05
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Trushar Punatar
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

21 Bonny Street
London
NW1 9PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

PUNATAR, Trushar→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANGE, Michael Richard Francis→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TMAIRA, Mary Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-09 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-05 · resigned 2006-07-05
Resigned
BEHAL, Narinder→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2017-04-14
Resigned
CANTARIS, Costa→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2013-07-30
Resigned
CUTTING, Lisa Ann→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
DORRIAN, Patrick Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-01-13 · resigned 2015-12-10
Resigned
MACFARLANE-JACQUES, Moira Grace→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-03 · resigned 2024-05-28
Resigned
ZIMAREVA, Natalia→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2013-07-30
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-05 · resigned 2006-07-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—09/10/2020—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29