ACWORTHS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
17120304 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-27
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 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
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACWORTHS LIMITED
  2. 2026-03-27
    ACWORTH, Anna Claire appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-27
    ACWORTH, James Michael appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-27
    ACWORTH, Susan Henrietta appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-27
    ACWORTH, William Bernard appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACWORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Henrietta Acworth
Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/03/2026

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
Incorporated2026-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Little Hidden Farm Wantage Road
Newtown
Hungerford
RG17 0PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ACWORTH, Anna Claire
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active
ACWORTH, James Michael
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active
ACWORTH, Susan Henrietta
director · ~82y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active
ACWORTH, William Bernard
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-27