ACUTOOLS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08882222 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-07
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
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-03-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-13
    HUSSAIN, Mubbashar appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-13
    HUSSAIN, Akbar resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUTOOLS LIMITED
  19. 2014-02-07
    HUSSAIN, Akbar 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mubbashar Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 11/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Akbar Hussainceased 13/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

4-4a Blackburn Road
Accrington
BB5 1HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Mubbashar
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-03-13
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Active
HUSSAIN, Akbar
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2024-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02