ACIM COLEFORD HOLDINGS LTD

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16882879 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-01
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
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 capital
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 mortgage
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 7 mortgage
  • 1 capital
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-03-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-03-13
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
  4. 2026-03-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2026-03-05
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
  6. 2026-02-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2026-02-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
  8. 2026-02-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2026-02-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
  10. 2026-02-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2026-02-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2026-02-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
  13. 2026-01-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2026-01-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
  15. 2026-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clark & Clark Limited
  16. 2025-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACIM COLEFORD HOLDINGS LTD
  17. 2025-12-01
    PEARCE, Jack William appointed
    director
  18. 2025-12-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
7 new charges in last 12 months
medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2026-03-13: A registered charge; 2026-03-05: A registered charge; 2026-02-13: A registered charge

7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Coleford Capital Limited Liability Partnership
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Acim International Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
ACIM COLEFORD HOLDINGS LTD
This company · 16882879

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Coleford Capital Limited Liability Partnership
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/12/2025
Acim International Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/12/2025

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
Incorporated2025-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

17 Hanover Square
London
W1S 1BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-01
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PEARCE, Jack William
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kseye Capital Holdings
Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property13/03/2026
outstanding
Kseye Capital Holdings
Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property05/03/2026
outstanding
Kseye Capital Holdings
Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property13/02/2026
outstanding
Kseye Capital Holdings
Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property10/02/2026
outstanding
Kseye Capital Holdings
Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property03/02/2026
outstanding
Kseye Capital Holdings
Kseye Capital Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property28/01/2026
outstanding
Clark & Clark
Clark & Clark Limited
A registered charge1 property28/01/2026
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Recent filings (9 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-01