ACOUSTICS CENTRAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
08265823 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £32.9k |
| Current assets | — | £48.4k |
| Net assets | — | £32.9k |
| Average employees | 400 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-01➖NASH, Sanree resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-17➕EMERY, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2022-10-17➕HEYES, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2022-10-17➕MONTAGUE, Lee Patrick appointeddirector
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACOUSTICS CENTRAL LTD
- 2012-10-23➕NASH, Derek John appointeddirector
- 2012-10-23➕NASH, Sanree appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Emery Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/10/2022 |
Mr Lee Patrick Montague Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/10/2022 |
Mr Matthew Heyes Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/10/2022 |
Mr Derek John Nash Individual · English · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Search House
Charnham Lane
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0EY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
EMERY, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-17
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HEYES, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-17
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MONTAGUE, Lee Patrick→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-10-17
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NASH, Derek John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-10-23
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NASH, Sanree→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-10-23 · resigned 2026-04-01
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Recent filings (48 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-30