ACOPIA HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07569033 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-17

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.5y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-12-31
Average employees	0

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-03-18
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officers · CH01
2020-03-18
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officers · CH01
2020-03-18
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2020-03-18
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2020-03-18
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address · AD01
2019-09-30
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accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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accounts · AA
2018-02-01
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LYNES, Rolf resigned
director
2015-10-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-10-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2011-03-18
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LYNES, Wayne Anthony appointed
director
2011-03-17
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Company incorporated
As ACOPIA HOLDINGS LTD
2011-03-17
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LYNES, Timothy Malcolm appointed
secretary
2011-03-17
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LYNES, Russell John appointed
director
2011-03-17
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LYNES, Timothy Malcolm appointed
director
2011-03-17
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LYNES, Rolf appointed
director
2011-03-17
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LYNES, Wayne Anthony appointed
director
2011-03-17
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LYNES, Wayne Anthony resigned
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Acopia Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acopia Investments Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACOPIA HOLDINGS LTD

This company · 07569033

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Acopia Investments Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/02/2018

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Wayne Anthony Lynesceased 17/03/2020· significant influence
Mr Timothy Malcolm Lynesceased 17/03/2020· significant influence
Mr Russell John Lynesceased 17/03/2020· significant influence
Mr Rolf Lynesceased 01/02/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated2011-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

2/4 Ash Lane Rustington

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN16 3BZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

LYNES, Timothy Malcolm→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-17

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Active

LYNES, Russell John→

director · ~44y · appointed 2011-03-17

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Active

LYNES, Timothy Malcolm→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-03-17

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Active

LYNES, Wayne Anthony→

director · ~48y · appointed 2011-03-18

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Active

LYNES, Rolf→

director · ~49y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2018-02-01

Resigned

LYNES, Wayne Anthony→

director · ~48y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2011-03-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	28/10/2015	—
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	28/10/2015	—

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