ACUMENDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07970764 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-29
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-1.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,334,916

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1.3m
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£-1.04M
Current assets£14.9k
Debtors£14.9k
Net assets£-1.33M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2019-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2019-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2015-11-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  19. 2014-06-01
    ➖
    DOVZHIK, Elena resigned
    director
  20. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUMENDIA LIMITED
  22. 2012-02-29
    ➕
    DOVZHIK, Elena appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

2nd Floor, Berkeley Square House
Mayfair
London
W1J 6BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FERGUSON, Anthony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
DOVZHIK, Elena→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2014-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—19/11/201520/03/2019

Recent filings (38 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-03-20