ACEB (ACADEMIC,COMMERCIAL,ELECTRICAL & BUILDING) SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
02083215 · ltd · incorporated 1986-12-11
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,972
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£3k£249£3k£6k£9kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£238.6k£238.3k
Current assets£8.6k£7.3k
Cash£5.9k£7.3k
Debtors£2.8k—
Net assets£-5.0k£-5.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2024-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-09
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  7. 2024-09-09
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  8. 2024-09-09
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  9. 2024-09-06
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    BAGNALL, Paul David appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-06
    ➕
    BAGNALL, Janette Louise appointed
    director
  11. 2024-09-06
    ➖
    BAGNALL, Janette Louise resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-09-06
    ➖
    BAGNALL, Paul David resigned
    director
  13. 2024-09-06
    ➖
    HUNT, Daniel resigned
    director
  14. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-26
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    BAGNALL, Janette Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2021-01-26
    ➖
    BAGNALL, Louisa Sophie resigned
    director
  20. 2021-01-26
    ➕
    HUNT, Daniel appointed
    director
  21. 2021-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2020-12-06
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    address · AD01
  27. 2020-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2019-07-04
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    BAGNALL, Janette Louise appointed
    secretary
  29. 2019-07-04
    ➖
    BAGNALL, Paul David resigned
    secretary
  30. 2019-06-22
    ➕
    BAGNALL, Louisa Sophie appointed
    director
  31. 1986-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACEB (ACADEMIC,COMMERCIAL,ELECTRICAL & BUILDING) SERVICES LTD.

Owner dependency

90/100
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 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Louisa Sophie Bagnall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/06/2019
Mr William Phillip Bagnall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul David Bagnallceased 22/06/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1986-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

21 Trinity Gardens
Scarborough
YO11 2TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BAGNALL, Paul David→
secretary · appointed 2024-09-06
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Active
BAGNALL, Janette Louise→
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-09-06
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Active
BAGNALL, Janette Louise→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-04 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
BAGNALL, Paul David→
secretary · resigned 2019-07-04
Resigned
BAGNALL, Janette Louise→
director · ~69y · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned
BAGNALL, Louisa Sophie→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-06-22 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned
BAGNALL, Paul David→
director · ~68y · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
HUNT, Daniel→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-01-26 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23