ACQ IMPORT AND EXPORT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14208864 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-15.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46341SIC 46341
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,810
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,405 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 383% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-15.8k | £5.6k |
| Current assets | £13.2k | £7.6k |
| Net assets | £-15.8k | £5.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-27➕LLANOS MARTINEZ, Gustavo appointeddirector
- 2026-02-27➕MONTOYA QUICENO, Paula Andrea appointeddirector
- 2026-02-27➖CASTANO QUINTERO, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-24➕CASTANO QUINTERO, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2023-09-24➖HERNANDEZ MONTOYA, Juan Camilo resigneddirector
- 2023-09-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACQ IMPORT AND EXPORT LTD
- 2022-07-01➕HERNANDEZ MONTOYA, Juan Camilo appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Gustavo Llanos Martinez Individual · Spanish · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/02/2026 |
Mrs Paula Andrea Montoya Quiceno Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/02/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adrian Castano Quinteroceased 27/02/2026· 75-100% shares
- Mr Juan Camilo Hernandez Montoyaceased 24/09/2023· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Food & drink · SE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.HOLLUR & SONS LTD→ 11590566 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A'SCAKES LIMITED→ 16318568 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AARONIC EXPLORATION LTD→ 15728031 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADEM ROAST & EXPORT LTD→ 16668938 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADES LIMITED→ 05126129 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| AG KOMBUCHA LTD→ 16597873 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AKUSHI GROUP LIMITED→ 16306625 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALENTEJANO BAKERY LIMITED→ 06910480 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ALKALIZE ME LTD→ 10487976 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AMBRA'S KITCHEN LIMITED→ 11691953 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANGEL CAKE BAKERY (UK) LIMITED→ 11042119 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANGELI CAKES LTD→ 15692685 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Arch 380 Denmark Road
London
SE5 9JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LLANOS MARTINEZ, Gustavo→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTOYA QUICENO, Paula Andrea→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CASTANO QUINTERO, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-09-24 · resigned 2026-02-27
HERNANDEZ MONTOYA, Juan Camilo→
Resigneddirector · ~24y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2023-09-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25