ACLHA LTD.

💤Zombieactive
13847695 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-13
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-03-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-10
    BUDDINGTON, Herold Winston resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-17
    AYME-JOUVE, Philippe Yves appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-24
    PAGET BROWN, Simon resigned
    director
  11. 2023-04-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-04-13
    BUDDINGTON, Herold Winston appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACLHA LTD.
  15. 2022-01-13
    PAGET BROWN, Simon appointed
    director
  16. 2022-01-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Valor Finance Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Valor Finance Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACLHA LTD.
This company · 13847695

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
Valor Finance Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

28 Grove Hall Court
Hall Road
London
NW8 9NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AYME-JOUVE, Philippe Yves
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-06-17
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Active
BUDDINGTON, Herold Winston
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-04-13 · resigned 2025-08-10
Resigned
PAGET BROWN, Simon
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-01-13 · resigned 2023-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-13