ACOVELLI LTD

💤Zombieactive
14051569 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  2. 2026-01-31
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2026-01-31
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-08-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-04-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-04-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACOVELLI LTD
  13. 2022-04-19
    HARDING, Elaine Mary Rose appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-19
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elaine Mary Rose Harding
Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Capilaux Ltdceased 18/04/2024· 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
Incorporated2022-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC15120 — SIC 15120

Registered office

Figflex Offices Frobisher House
Nelson Gate
Southampton
SO15 1GX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HARDING, Elaine Mary Rose
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-04-19
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-01-31
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-31
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-22