ACQUISAN LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16028067 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
A likely pure holding vehicle incorporated in late 2024, using a Cambridge-based financial structure to acquire and manage ownership stakes in other companies, with frequent early filings suggesting active corporate structuring rather than operational trading activity.
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (60/100)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
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
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
17 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-11📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2025-04-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-04-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-31➕GRIEVE, Robert William, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACQUISAN LIMITED
- 2024-10-18➕PIENAAR, Alexis Julian appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18📄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 1.6 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
5 High Green
Great Shelford
Cambridge
CB22 5EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRIEVE, Robert William, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-03-31
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PIENAAR, Alexis Julian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-18
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-11
capital-alter-shares-consolidation
capital · SH02
2025-04-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-02