ACHELOIS GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
12695801 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-24
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 50 → 30
  • · Opportunity score: 62 → 54
  • · Bankability: 55 → 45
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 6254
  • Hygiene score: 5030
  • Bankability: 5545
Last 90 days

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

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£49.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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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 54/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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
54/100Worth 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
55
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 £48,980

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£49k
Current Assets
£330k
Current Liabilities
£0£66k£132k£198k£264k£330kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£49.0k
Current assets£330.4k
Net assets£49.0k
Average employees100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-02-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-05-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2022-05-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-05-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-05-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-05-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-05-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2022-03-22
    WORDLEY, Liam Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2022-03-22
    ROE, Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2022-03-22
    WORDLEY, Sean Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2021-10-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2021-09-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  24. 2020-06-26
    ROE, Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2020-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACHELOIS GROUP LTD
  26. 2020-06-24
    WORDLEY, Sean Anthony appointed
    director

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

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: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-14

Group structure

P.8. Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
P.8. Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ACHELOIS GROUP LTD
This company · 12695801

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
P.8. Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Victor Stanley Greenceased 02/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Litose Group Limitedceased 09/02/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Grosvenor House Hollinswood Road
Central Park
Telford
TF2 9TW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WORDLEY, Liam Brian
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-03-22
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Active
ROE, Thomas
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-26 · resigned 2022-03-22
Resigned
WORDLEY, Sean Anthony
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-24 · resigned 2022-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-31