ACETO UK HOLDING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12420613 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of distribution holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 2.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
82
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-06➖STEELE, James resigneddirector
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hps Investment Partners, Llc
- 2024-01-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hps Investment Partners, Llc
- 2024-01-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hps Investment Partners, Llc
- 2023-12-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hps Investment Partners, Llc
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31➕YOUNG, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-01➖LUXENBURGER, Anke resigneddirector
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-10➕FOSTER, Brian appointeddirector
- 2021-11-10➕LUXENBURGER, Anke appointeddirector
- 2021-11-10➖MOURA, Andre Veloso resigneddirector
- 2021-11-10➖WALKER, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2020-12-11➖DIBELLO, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-12-11➕STEELE, James appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACETO UK HOLDING LIMITED
- 2020-01-23➕DIBELLO, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23➕MOURA, Andre Veloso appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23➕WALKER, Joseph 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 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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
Incorporated2020-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64204 — Activities of distribution holding companies
Registered office
1 Bow Churchyard
London
EC4M 9DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
FOSTER, Brian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUNG, David Richard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIBELLO, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2020-12-11
LUXENBURGER, Anke→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-11-10 · resigned 2023-07-01
MOURA, Andre Veloso→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2021-11-10
STEELE, James→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-12-11 · resigned 2025-11-06
WALKER, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2021-11-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hps Investment Partners, Hps Investment Partners, Llc | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Hps Investment Partners, Hps Investment Partners, Llc | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Hps Investment Partners, Hps Investment Partners, Llc | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Hps Investment Partners, Hps Investment Partners, Llc | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/12/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-09