ACIU LTD

💤Zombieactive

09026545 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-06

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
47250SIC 47250
47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 confirmation-statement
• 3 officers
• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-07-23
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-01
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KAIREVICIENE, Elina appointed
director
2024-05-01
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COLLIER, Julie resigned
director
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
➖
AMJED, Aisha resigned
director
2024-02-02
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COLLIER, Julie appointed
director
2023-10-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-25
➕
AMJED, Aisha appointed
director
2023-09-25
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BUGAITIENE, Inga resigned
director
2022-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-10-31
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BUGAITIENE, Inga appointed
director
2018-10-31
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BUGAITIS, Romas resigned
director
2017-04-13
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BUGAITIS, Romas resigned
secretary
2014-05-06
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Company incorporated
As ACIU LTD
2014-05-06
➕
BUGAITIS, Romas appointed
secretary
2014-05-06
➕
BUGAITIS, Romas 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Inga Bugaitiene Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/10/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Romas Bugaitisceased 31/10/2018· 75-100% shares

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

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ACHINEOAM LIMITED→ 16878842 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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ACTUAL FASHION STYLE LTD→ 15897561 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ADAAN LIMITED→ 06278306 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-05-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

72 Great Suffolk Street

London

SE1 0BL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

KAIREVICIENE, Elina→

director · ~32y · appointed 2024-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BUGAITIS, Romas→

secretary · appointed 2014-05-06 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

AMJED, Aisha→

director · ~32y · appointed 2023-09-25 · resigned 2024-02-02

Resigned

BUGAITIENE, Inga→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2023-09-25

Resigned

BUGAITIS, Romas→

director · ~41y · appointed 2014-05-06 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

COLLIER, Julie→

director · ~62y · appointed 2024-02-02 · resigned 2024-05-01

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-14

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-02-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-11

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-09

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-04

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2024-09-17

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-02-14