ACOUSTIC1 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06311157 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.90M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,904,198
Net assets shrinking
Down £191,164 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£697k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.94M | £2.13M |
| Current assets | £1.71M | £1.97M |
| Cash | £696.9k | £601.3k |
| Debtors | £1.02M | £1.37M |
| Net assets | £1.90M | £2.10M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACOUSTIC1 LIMITED
- 2007-07-12➕THOMAS, Penelope Ann appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-12➕THOMAS, Stephen John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John Thomas Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Penelope Ann Thomas Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 SUPPLIES LTD→ 12434858 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A & C AGGREGATES LIMITED→ 04620255 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A.& S.MANUEL LIMITED→ 00605342 · est 1958 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| A4Y LTD→ 15943931 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AA CATERING FOOD LTD→ 09141651 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACHEEBO CHEM LTD→ 05561534 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ADYCIO WHOLESALE LTD→ 15987866 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGLOW INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING LTD→ 11360512 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AIG STEVENSON LIMITED→ 16500957 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIRBRIDGE LTD→ 16015212 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJ REES HOLDINGS LTD→ 16672814 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
Overdale
Manordeilo
Llandeilo
Carmarthenshire
SA19 7BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THOMAS, Penelope Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-12
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Recent filings (45 total)
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2025-09-19
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2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-17