ACFE-UK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
13066111 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-12-06
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of conference organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-28
    ➕
    MAUND, Allan appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-28
    ➕
    MAUND, Allan appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-28
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    MAUND, Allan resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-10-20
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    PARR, Frederick Charles resigned
    director
  12. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-08-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-08-15
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    BAINS, Simerjit appointed
    director
  18. 2022-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-03-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2022-01-12
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    WATSON, Carl Richard, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2020-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ACFE-UK LTD
  24. 2020-12-06
    ➕
    HARVEY, Timothy Simon appointed
    director
  25. 2020-12-06
    ➕
    PARR, Frederick Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2020-12-06
    ➕
    WATSON, Carl Richard, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2020-12-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MAUND, Allan resigned 2025-10-28; PARR, Frederick Charles resigned 2025-10-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Simon Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control06/12/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Frederick Charles Parrceased 10/10/2025· 25-50% voting · board control
  • Dr Carl Richard Watsonceased 01/01/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82302 — Activities of conference organisers

Registered office

61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BAINS, Simerjit→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Timothy Simon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAUND, Allan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAUND, Allan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-28 · resigned 2025-10-28
Resigned
PARR, Frederick Charles→
director · ~78y · appointed 2020-12-06 · resigned 2025-10-20
Resigned
WATSON, Carl Richard, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-12-06 · resigned 2022-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-16