ACUBE CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08485703 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-664.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £664,199
Very low cash
Cash position: £22

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22
Net Worth
-£664k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£68
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£664k-£531k-£398k-£266k-£133k£68Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-87.8k£-86.9k
Current assets£68£38
Cash£22—
Debtors£46£38
Net assets£-664.2k£-663.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-21
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-07-15
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUBE CAPITAL LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    ASLANYAN, Armen appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    ASLANYAN, Armen appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-12
    ➖
    ASLANYAN, Armen resigned
    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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Armen Aslanyan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest12/04/2016
Mr Gor Karakhanyan
Individual · Russian · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

27 Aberdare Gardens
London
NW6 3AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASLANYAN, Armen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-12
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Active
ASLANYAN, Armen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2013-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-05