ACOTHANE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09399944 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees300-100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-04-01
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    HOUGH, Anne Louise appointed
    director
  8. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-06-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-06-05
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-05-23
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    STOKES, James Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2018-05-23
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    STRONACH, Graham Charles resigned
    director
  19. 2018-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-12-08
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    BUCK, Phillip Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    STOKES, James Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    STRONACH, Graham Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2015-03-13
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    BUCK, Phillip Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2015-03-13
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    EMMETT, Catherine Ruth resigned
    director
  25. 2015-03-13
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    PHILLIPS, Louise resigned
    director
  26. 2015-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOTHANE UK LIMITED
  27. 2015-01-21
    ➕
    EMMETT, Adrian Roy appointed
    director
  28. 2015-01-21
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Craig Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2015-01-21
    ➕
    EMMETT, Catherine Ruth appointed
    director
  30. 2015-01-21
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 Craig Anthony Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Adrian Roy Emmett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 1 Clarkes Business Park
Bilton Way
Lutterworth
Leicestershire
LE17 4HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

EMMETT, Adrian Roy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-01-21
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Active
HOUGH, Anne Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Craig Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCK, Phillip Anthony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2017-12-08
Resigned
EMMETT, Catherine Ruth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-21 · resigned 2015-03-13
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-21 · resigned 2015-03-13
Resigned
STOKES, James Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2018-05-23
Resigned
STRONACH, Graham Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2018-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09