ACALA ONLINE LTD
💤Zombieactive
11251602 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-13
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
£14.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,186
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,092 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.7k | £17.3k |
| Current assets | £18.7k | £21.0k |
| Net assets | £14.2k | £17.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-14➕WEEDS, Abigail Hannah appointeddirector
- 2021-10-14➖PUMFREY, Hanna Clare resigneddirector
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACALA ONLINE LTD
- 2018-03-13➕PUMFREY, Hanna Clare appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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
Essential Care Organics Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Essential Care Organics Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACALA ONLINE LTD
This company · 11251602
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Essential Care Organics Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/10/2021 |
Mrs Abigail Hannah Weeds Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 04/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Essential Care Organics Holdings Ltdceased 22/02/2022· 75-100% shares
- Miss Hanna Clare Pumfreyceased 04/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Retail · KT postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A K UNITED UK LTD→ 13415392 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAPT RETAIL LIMITED→ 16900203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADD TO BUGGY LIMITED→ 16460513 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADDICTED2LIFE LTD→ 12563564 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADDLESTONE ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED→ 07317480 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ADMOVEO LIMITED→ 15771611 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADORN JEWELLERS LIMITED→ 04023265 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADRUK LIMITED→ 12136539 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADVANCED REPAIRS LTD→ 08784505 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AE CONVENIENCE LTD→ 14233727 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AERYS ACTIVE LTD→ 16190261 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AESME LTD→ 10095334 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47750 — Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Registered office
43 St. Georges Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 6DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WEEDS, Abigail Hannah→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PUMFREY, Hanna Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-03-13 · resigned 2021-10-14
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-29