ACUTEABLE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07696336 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£323
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 94120Activities of professional membership organisations
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £323
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£784
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£323
↑ 105% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 24% 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 | £7.4k | £5.9k |
| Current assets | £20.8k | £16.8k |
| Cash | £784 | £3.1k |
| Debtors | £20.0k | £13.7k |
| Net assets | £323 | £-6.2k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACUTEABLE LTD
- 2011-07-07➕SPICER, Christine Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-07-07➕SPICER, Graham Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Christine Louise Spicer Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/07/2016 |
Mr Graham Edward Spicer Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
15 Firle Close
Seaford
BN25 2HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SPICER, Christine Louise→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-07-07
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SPICER, Graham Edward→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-07-07
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Recent filings (42 total)
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-09-26
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2023-07-07
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2022-09-30
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2022-08-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-11
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2021-09-30
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2021-07-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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