ACAI OUTDOORWEAR LTD

🌳Matureactive

10024846 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-24

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£205.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 14132

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

14190SIC 14190
74100Specialised design activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £205,930

Net assets shrinking

Down £165,060 YoY

Cash YoY

+8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.0m

↑ 8.0% YoY

Net Worth

£206k

↓ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£2.7m

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£1.56M	£2.29M
Current assets	£2.68M	£3.03M
Cash	£1.01M	£933.2k
Debtors	£149.3k	£74.2k
Net assets	£205.9k	£371.0k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-28
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capital · SH10
2025-11-28
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accounts · AA
2025-08-19
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capital · SH10
2025-08-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-18
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capital · SH08
2025-06-03
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officers · CH01
2025-06-03
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officers · AP01
2025-05-21
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MALKIN, Beth appointed
director
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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ATKINSON, Jennifer resigned
director
2024-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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LEEDHAM, Richard John resigned
director
2023-03-30
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mortgage · MR01
2023-03-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Growth Partner LLP
2023-01-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-06
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capital · SH10
2023-01-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-06
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-06
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-01-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-21
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WORRALL, James Anthony appointed
director
2022-05-26
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-04-01
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ATKINSON, Jennifer appointed
director
2021-12-31
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WALKER, Bruce Thomas resigned
director
2020-07-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-10-01
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WALKER, Bruce Thomas appointed
director
2019-09-24
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LEEDHAM, Richard John appointed
director
2019-04-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
2018-09-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-03-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Working Capital Partners LTD
2016-02-24
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Company incorporated
As ACAI OUTDOORWEAR LTD
2016-02-24
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BROMLEY, Joe Matthew appointed
director
2016-02-24
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BROMLEY, Katarzyna appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

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.)

Group structure

Growth Partner Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Growth Partner Llp

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ACAI OUTDOORWEAR LTD

This company · 10024846

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Growth Partner Llp Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/12/2022

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Katarzyna Bromleyceased 21/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Joe Matthew Bromleyceased 21/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Joe Matthew Bromleyceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Katarzyna Bromleyceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2016-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC14132 — SIC 14132

Registered office

Unit 10 Holland Park Factory Road

Sandycroft

Deeside

Flintshire

CH5 2QJ

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-07

Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BROMLEY, Joe Matthew→

director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROMLEY, Katarzyna→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-02-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MALKIN, Beth→

director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WORRALL, James Anthony→

director · ~41y · appointed 2022-12-21

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Active

ATKINSON, Jennifer→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2024-03-21

Resigned

LEEDHAM, Richard John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-09-24 · resigned 2023-06-16

Resigned

WALKER, Bruce Thomas→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2021-12-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Growth Partner Growth Partner LLP	A registered charge	—	27/03/2023	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	26/05/2022	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/07/2020	—
outstanding	Dbw Investments (3) Dbw Investments (3) Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	26/04/2019	—
satisfied	Working Capital Partners Working Capital Partners LTD	A registered charge	1 property	20/03/2017	21/09/2018

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-18

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-02-28

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-02-28

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2026-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-28

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2025-08-19

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-08-19

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2025-08-18

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

officers · CH01

2025-06-03

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

officers · AP01

2025-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-28

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

officers · TM01

2024-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-21

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

officers · TM01

2023-11-30