ACUWAVE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10923484 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-18
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 8.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Tc Loans Limited
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-04-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-04-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-01➖JACOBS, Charlotte Lisa resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01➖JACOBS, Christopher Haldon resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Christopher Haldon Jacobs and Charlotte Lisa Jacobs
- 2022-04-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tc Loans Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2019-08-16➖THURLEY, Ian Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-10-18➕COCKERHAM, Stephen David appointeddirector
- 2017-10-18➕STEWARDSON, Neil Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-10-18➕JACOBS, Charlotte Lisa appointeddirector
- 2017-10-18➕THURLEY, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-10-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charlotte Lisa Jacobs and Christopher Haldon Jacobs
- 2017-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACUWAVE LIMITED
- 2017-08-18➕JACOBS, Christopher Haldon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Electron Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Electron Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACUWAVE LIMITED
This company · 10923484
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Electron Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Anthony Stewardsonceased 01/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen David Cockerhamceased 01/04/2022· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit B Ainley Industrial Estate Ainley Bottom
Elland
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX5 9JP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
COCKERHAM, Stephen David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWARDSON, Neil Anthony→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Charlotte Lisa→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2022-04-01
JACOBS, Christopher Haldon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-08-18 · resigned 2022-04-01
THURLEY, Ian Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2019-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tc Loans Tc Loans Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Christopher Haldon Jacobs and Charlotte Lisa Jacobs | A registered charge | — | 01/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Tc Loans (As Security Trustee) Tc Loans Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 01/04/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2017 | 27/04/2022 | |
| satisfied | Charlotte Lisa Jacobs and Christopher Haldon Jacobs | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2017 | 13/04/2022 |
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Recent filings (50 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-06
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-27