ACELLE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12394592 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-09
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 2023
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,660

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 634% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£311£2k£4k£6k£8k£11kMar 2022Mar 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-03-312022-03-31
Total assets£8.9k£10.7k
Current assets£8.9k£10.7k
Net assets£1.7k£-311

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 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-02-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-03-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-01-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-01-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2021-12-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-05-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-05-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-05-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-04-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2020-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACELLE LTD
  18. 2020-01-09
    NAJAR, Etaf appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2024-01-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Etaf Najar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34
75100%
75-100% shares09/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

4 Flint Street
Oldham
OL1 4EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-01-22OVERDUE
Last: 2023-01-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NAJAR, Etaf
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-09
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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-01-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12