ACQUISITIONS ADVISORY LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16399376 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-22
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACQUISITIONS ADVISORY LIMITED
  4. 2025-04-22
    SMITH, Jeff appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-04-22
    SMITH, Jeff appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeff Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/04/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

37 Lombard Street Lombard Street
London
EC3V 9BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Jeff
secretary · appointed 2025-04-22
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SMITH, Jeff
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-04-22
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Recent filings (4 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-22