ACOLYTE ENVIRO LTD

💤Zombieactive
12627413 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.8k
Current assets£14.8k
Net assets£3.8k
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-23
    HARRIS, Timothy Dominic resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-04-06
    GIBBS, Heidi Frances resigned
    director
  16. 2022-04-06
    HARRIS, Timothy Dominic appointed
    director
  17. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOLYTE ENVIRO LTD
  19. 2020-05-27
    JONES, Timothy Malcolm appointed
    director
  20. 2020-05-27
    GIBBS, Heidi Frances appointed
    director
  21. 2020-05-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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: 2026-05-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Malcolm Jones
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Heidi Frances Gibbsceased 06/04/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

37 Hillcrest, Old Road, Pensford, Bristol Old Road
Pensford
Bristol
BS39 4AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Timothy Malcolm
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-05-27
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Active
GIBBS, Heidi Frances
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-27 · resigned 2022-04-06
Resigned
HARRIS, Timothy Dominic
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-04-06 · resigned 2023-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17