ACUTE SALES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10490286 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-01-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-01➕YU, Leo appointedsecretary
- 2018-01-01➕YU, Leo appointeddirector
- 2018-01-01➖WESTBROOK, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-01➖PALMER, Nigel John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACUTE SALES LIMITED
- 2016-11-22➕WESTBROOK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2016-11-22➕WESTBROOK, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-22➕PALMER, Nigel John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACUTE SALES LIMITED
This company · 10490286
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/11/2016 |
Mr Leo Yu Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/01/2018 |
Mr Steven Westbrook Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nigel John Palmerceased 01/01/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Votec House
The Vo-Tec Centre, Hambridge Lane
Newbury
RG14 5TN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WESTBROOK, Steven→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-11-22
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Active
WESTBROOK, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2018-01-01
PALMER, Nigel John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2018-01-01
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-17