ACLA TRADING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15430940 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-22
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACLA TRADING LTD
- 2024-01-22➕RUMP, Andrew Kevin appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22➕RUMP, Callum James Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RUMP, Callum James Edward (same surname) appointed 2024-01-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Kevin Rump Individual · English · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
62a Reading Road
Chineham
Basingstoke
RG24 8LP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RUMP, Andrew Kevin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-01-22
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RUMP, Callum James Edward→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2024-01-22
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Recent filings (4 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-22