ACENNAN CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15282217 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-11-14
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
4 filings
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£0
Current assets£0
Debtors£0
Net assets£0

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACENNAN CIC
  3. 2023-11-14
    CLISS, John Michael appointed
    director
  4. 2023-11-14
    MAY, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  5. 2023-11-14
    SULLIVAN, Robert John, Mr. appointed
    director
  6. 2023-11-14
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Edward May
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%25-50% voting14/11/2023
Mr John Michael Cliss
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%25-50% voting14/11/2023
Mr. Robert John Sullivan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
25–50%25-50% voting14/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

11 Dryleaze Road
Bristol
BS16 1HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CLISS, John Michael
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-14
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Active
MAY, Thomas Edward
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-14
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Active
SULLIVAN, Robert John, Mr.
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-14
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-11-14