ACOUSTIC STREAMS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12867776 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£147.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £146,996
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£147k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £149.0k | £143.6k |
| Current assets | £142.5k | £152.9k |
| Net assets | £147.0k | £141.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-29➕CRAYTON, Priscilla Joan appointeddirector
- 2021-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-01➖CRAYTON, Priscilla Joan resigneddirector
- 2020-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACOUSTIC STREAMS LIMITED
- 2020-09-09➕CRAYTON, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2020-09-09➕CRAYTON, Priscilla Joan appointeddirector
- 2020-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Priscilla Crayton Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/03/2021 |
Mr Michael John Crayton Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Priscilla Joan Craytonceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47430 — Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Registered office
Cumbrae
Drift
Penzance
Cornwall
TR19 6AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRAYTON, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAYTON, Priscilla Joan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAYTON, Priscilla Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-09-09 · resigned 2021-01-01
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-04