ACOPIA GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

09150714 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-28

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
· PSC count: 4 → 0

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.

·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓PSC count: 4 → 0

Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.

·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓PSC count: 4 → 0

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46760

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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capital · SH01
2024-11-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-04
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capital · SH03
2023-04-20
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officers · AP03
2023-04-18
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officers · AP01
2023-04-14
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LYNES, Fern appointed
secretary
2023-04-14
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LYNES, Keenan appointed
director
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2018-02-01
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LYNES, Rolf resigned
director
2014-07-28
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Company incorporated
As ACOPIA GROUP LTD
2014-07-28
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LYNES, Russell John appointed
director
2014-07-28
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LYNES, Timothy Malcolm appointed
director
2014-07-28
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LYNES, Wayne Anthony appointed
director
2014-07-28
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LYNES, Rolf appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LYNES, Keenan (same surname) appointed 2023-04-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

2/4 Ash Lane Rustington

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN16 3BZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28