ACUPHERBS LIMITED

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08638514 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-05
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£46.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,523
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,187 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£61k£76kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£46.5k£54.7k
Current assets£53.6k£75.8k
Net assets£46.5k£54.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-14
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  3. 2024-05-21
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  4. 2023-05-15
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  5. 2022-05-17
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  6. 2021-05-17
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  7. 2020-05-09
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  8. 2020-01-30
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2019-05-04
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-16
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    LI, Xiaoyan resigned
    secretary
  11. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2017-05-02
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  13. 2016-05-12
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  14. 2015-08-10
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  15. 2015-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUPHERBS LIMITED
  18. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    YANG, Biao, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    LI, Xiaoyan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-05
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Biao Yang
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

293 Finchley Road
London
NW3 6DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

YANG, Biao, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-08-05
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Active
LI, Xiaoyan→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2019-01-16
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2013-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07