ACOUSTICS INSTALLATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06649630 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£270.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £270,472

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£270k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£438k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£88k£175k£263k£350k£438kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£290.2k£158.5k
Current assets£437.8k£322.3k
Net assets£270.5k£158.5k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-03
    ➕
    FERRIS, Freddie Dean appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-15
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-17
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-07-18
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  17. 2008-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOUSTICS INSTALLATIONS LTD
  18. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    FERRIS, Dean Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 Dean Mark Ferris
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

35 Swallow Street
Iver Heath
Buckinghamshire
SL0 0ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FERRIS, Dean Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-07-17
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Active
FERRIS, Freddie Dean→
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2008-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-20