ACUITY OPTICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06821795 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-17
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 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,627

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.4k£5.1k
Current assets£17.3k£14.3k
Net assets£3.6k£3.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-12-01
    ➕
    SHAH, Reenal Nileshkumar appointed
    director
  17. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUITY OPTICS LTD
  19. 2009-02-17
    ➕
    SHAH, Jai Anil Kumar appointed
    director
  20. 2009-02-17
    ➕
    HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jai Anil Kumar Shah
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Reenal Shah
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

1st Floor Woodgate Studios
2-8 Games Road
Cockfosters
Hertfordshire
EN4 9HN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SHAH, Jai Anil Kumar→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-02-17
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Active
SHAH, Reenal Nileshkumar→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-17 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-03