A C S SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03302391 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-14
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1997-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A C S SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 1997-01-14
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM SMITH, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 1997-01-14
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM SMITH, Alasdair appointed
    director
  19. 1997-01-14
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1997-01-14
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1997-01-14
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    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1997-01-14
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Cunningham-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Karen Elizabeth Cunningham-Smithceased 07/07/2020· 25-50% 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
Incorporated1997-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Flat 1 Channel View
Esplanade
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 2AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM SMITH, Karen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUNNINGHAM SMITH, Alasdair→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-14 · resigned 1997-01-14
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-14 · resigned 1997-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-27