A.C.A. HOWE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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09874786 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,101
Cash YoY
+44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↑ 318% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£35k£47k£59kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.1k£8.4k
Current assets£59.0k£36.2k
Cash£36.3k£25.2k
Debtors£22.7k£6.0k
Net assets£35.1k£8.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-03-09
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    BOYD, Chris James resigned
    director
  18. 2015-11-27
    ➖
    GONZALEZ PEREZ, Maria Sol resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-27
    ➖
    KERR, Eloise Claire resigned
    director
  20. 2015-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.C.A. HOWE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  21. 2015-11-17
    ➕
    DOWRICK, Thomas James appointed
    director
  22. 2015-11-17
    ➕
    BOYD, Chris James appointed
    director
  23. 2015-11-17
    ➕
    GONZALEZ PEREZ, Maria Sol appointed
    director
  24. 2015-11-17
    ➕
    KERR, Eloise Claire 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

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas James Dowrick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chris James Boydceased 09/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900

Registered office

Henge Barn Pury Hill Business Park
Alderton Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 7LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DOWRICK, Thomas James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Chris James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2018-03-09
Resigned
GONZALEZ PEREZ, Maria Sol→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2015-11-27
Resigned
KERR, Eloise Claire→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2015-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-06