ACUO LTD

🌳Matureactive

09452749 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-23

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£8.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 1 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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,505

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↑ 3262% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 517% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£8.5k	£-269
Current assets	£9.2k	£1.5k
Net assets	£8.5k	£-269

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2025-11-15
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accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-12-11
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accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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accounts · AA
2020-12-19
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accounts · AA
2020-04-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-06-05
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accounts · AA
2018-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-05-01
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accounts · AA
2017-03-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-25
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-25
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officers · AP01
2015-06-13
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PAGDIN, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2015-02-23
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Company incorporated
As ACUO LTD
2015-02-23
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PAGDIN, Niall William appointed
director

Owner dependency

79/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Niall William Pagdin Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Miss Alexis Quinn Pagdin Individual · British · DOB 01/2000 · age 26	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2020
Mrs Sarah Jane Pagdin Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-02-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

74 Thelwall New Road

Thelwall

Warrington

Cheshire

WA4 2HY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-03

Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PAGDIN, Niall William→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-02-23

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PAGDIN, Sarah Jane→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-06-13

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