ACANTHA LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15560770 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£48.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £48,682
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£49k
Current Assets
£61k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.7k |
| Current assets | £61.3k |
| Net assets | £48.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01➕KANE, Donal Francis appointeddirector
- 2024-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACANTHA LIMITED
- 2024-03-13➕O'GORMAN, Carol appointeddirector
- 2024-03-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Donal Francis Kane Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2024 |
Ms Carol O'Gorman Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
111 Atkins Road
London
SW12 0AL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KANE, Donal Francis→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'GORMAN, Carol→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-13