ACQUIPEAK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11827243 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 21 → 22
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2122
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,515

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£28k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£180.8k£180.8k
Current assets£28.1k£28.1k
Net assets£1.5k£1.5k

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
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-01-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-04-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-14
    SIMKINS, Nigel Christopher resigned
    director
  15. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACQUIPEAK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2019-02-14
    MCBRIDE, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2019-02-14
    NELSON, Ian Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2019-02-14
    SIMKINS, Nigel Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Mcbride
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Brabners Llp Horton House
Exchange Flags
Liverpool
Merseyside
L2 3YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCBRIDE, Paul
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-02-14
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Active
NELSON, Ian Stewart
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-02-14
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Active
SIMKINS, Nigel Christopher
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-02-14 · resigned 2023-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06