A. C. A. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

00707745 · ltd · incorporated 1961-11-09

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒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: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

36 officers (1 active, 36 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

171 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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officers · TM01
2024-11-30
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SCOTT, Sharron resigned
director
2024-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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officers · AP01
2022-10-28
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FRANKLIN, David John appointed
director
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-18
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SCHIRN, James resigned
secretary
2022-07-18
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SCHIRN, James Alexander resigned
director
2021-09-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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SCOTT, Sharron appointed
director
2021-04-30
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SOARE, Vernon John resigned
director
2021-04-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-01
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officers · AP01
2019-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-24
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FAGG, Andrew Robert resigned
director
2019-07-24
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SCHIRN, James Alexander appointed
director
2019-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-01
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SCHIRN, James appointed
secretary
2016-06-01
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WATKINS, Linda Anne resigned
secretary
2016-02-05
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FAGG, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2016-02-05
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RYLATT, Caroline Elizabeth Armes resigned
director
2016-02-05
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SOARE, Vernon John appointed
director
2015-07-31
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SMITH, Leslie Robert resigned
director
2014-10-16
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WATKINS, Linda Anne appointed
secretary
2014-10-16
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WATKINS, Linda Anne, Secretary resigned
secretary
2014-10-16
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HAMBLIN, John Alan resigned
director
2014-10-16
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PAVIA, Michael James resigned
director
2014-10-16
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ROBINSON, William Martin resigned
director
2014-10-16
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RYLATT, Caroline Elizabeth Armes appointed
director
2014-10-16
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SIENKIEWICZ, Teresa resigned
director
2014-10-16
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SMITH, Leslie Robert appointed
director
2014-03-19
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LAWSON, Roger Hardman resigned
director
2012-11-21
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CROKER, Daria Jane resigned
secretary
2012-11-21
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WATKINS, Linda Anne, Secretary appointed
secretary
2012-07-11
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CROKER, Daria Jane appointed
secretary
2012-07-10
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ELLIOTT, Liza Ann resigned
secretary
2011-12-19
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DAY, Arthur Michael resigned
director
2010-07-28
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EDWARDS, John Ralph resigned
director
2007-11-20
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TIMBRELL, Christine Jennifer resigned
director
2005-03-01
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PAVIA, Michael James appointed
director
2004-09-18
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HAMBLIN, John Alan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Icaew is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Icaew

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A. C. A. LIMITED

This company · 00707745

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Icaew Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1961-11-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Chartered Accountants' Hall

Moorgate Place

London

EC2R 6EA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 35 resigned)

FRANKLIN, David John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2022-10-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CROKER, Daria Jane→

secretary · appointed 2012-07-11 · resigned 2012-11-21

Resigned

ELLIOTT, Liza Ann→

secretary · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2012-07-10

Resigned

GLICKER, Paul Brian→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-01 · resigned 1998-09-06

Resigned

LEGGETT, Frank Ian→

secretary · resigned 1998-07-31

Resigned

SCHIRN, James→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2022-07-18

Resigned

TAYLOR, Walter→

secretary · resigned 1992-06-01

Resigned

WATKINS, Linda Anne→

secretary · appointed 2014-10-16 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

WATKINS, Linda Anne, Secretary→

secretary · appointed 2012-11-21 · resigned 2014-10-16

Resigned

AINSWORTH, Edward Peter Richard→

director · ~94y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 2002-07-24

Resigned

BARNES, Charles Antony→

director · ~101y · resigned 1995-06-06

Resigned

BIRD, John Leslie→

director · ~98y · resigned 1999-05-19

Resigned

DAY, Arthur Michael→

director · ~88y · resigned 2011-12-19

Resigned

EDWARDS, John Ralph→

director · ~76y · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2010-07-28

Resigned

FAGG, Andrew Robert→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-02-05 · resigned 2019-07-24

Resigned

GILMOUR, Walter Allison→

director · ~98y · resigned 1998-07-21

Resigned

HAMBLIN, John Alan→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-09-18 · resigned 2014-10-16

Resigned

HEDLEY LEWIS, Vincent Richard→

director · ~85y · resigned 1998-03-30

Resigned

HOLWELL, Peter→

director · ~90y · appointed 1998-07-21 · resigned 2004-09-16

Resigned

HORDERN, Anthony Christopher Shubra→

director · ~90y · appointed 1995-09-22 · resigned 2002-12-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (171 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-10-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-07-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-07-22

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-08-08