ALPACA ACRES C.I.C.
🌿Early-stageactive
15020516 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-21
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
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04➕GOULDING, Paige Victoria appointeddirector
- 2023-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPACA ACRES C.I.C.
- 2023-07-21➕GOULDING, Dawn Marie appointeddirector
- 2023-07-21📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
The Laurels Chappel Road
Great Tey
Colchester
CO6 1JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GOULDING, Dawn Marie→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-07-21
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GOULDING, Paige Victoria→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-08-04
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Recent filings (6 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-04
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-07-21