ACOTEIAS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10040030 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-03
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,999

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-28
Total assets£3.0k
Current assets£3.2k
Net assets£3.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-05-04
    ➖
    LYALL, Cameron Ian resigned
    director
  12. 2021-05-04
    ➖
    LYALL, Ewen James resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-03
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    LYALL, Robert Graeme appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-03
    ➕
    LYALL, Cameron Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-03
    ➕
    LYALL, Ewen James appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2016-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOTEIAS LIMITED
  23. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    LYALL, Ian Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Robert Lyall
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

5 Stirling Road
Bournemouth
BH3 7JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LYALL, Ian Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYALL, Robert Graeme→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYALL, Cameron Ian→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2021-05-04
Resigned
LYALL, Ewen James→
director · ~30y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2021-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-06