A C M (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
03054398 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-09
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-798
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £798
Net assets shrinking
Down £823 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£798
↓ 3292% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£798£19k£38k£57k£77k£96kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-798£25
Current assets£75.0k£96.3k
Net assets£-798£25

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-10-11
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    COOK, Betty Eileen resigned
    secretary
  17. 1995-05-10
    ➕
    COOK, Graham Arthur appointed
    director
  18. 1995-05-10
    ➕
    COOK, Betty Eileen appointed
    secretary
  19. 1995-05-10
    ➖
    YOUNGER, Miriam resigned
    nominee-secretary
  20. 1995-05-10
    ➖
    YOUNGER, Norman resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 1995-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A C M (UK) LTD
  22. 1995-05-09
    ➕
    YOUNGER, Miriam appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1995-05-09
    ➕
    YOUNGER, Norman appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Arthur Cook
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/05/2016
Mr Graham Arthur Cook
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/05/2016

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
Incorporated1995-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

50 Station Road
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COOK, Graham Arthur→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Betty Eileen→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-10 · resigned 2011-10-11
Resigned
YOUNGER, Miriam→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 1995-05-10
Resigned
YOUNGER, Norman→
nominee-director · ~59y · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 1995-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-10