A C MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
03898646 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£28.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,097

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
Net Worth
£28k
Current Assets
£95k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£28.1k
Current assets£95.4k
Cash£16.8k
Debtors£78.6k
Net assets£28.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    CATLING, Nora Margaret resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    CATLING, Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2016-08-16
    ➕
    CATLING, Benjamin Elliott appointed
    director
  20. 1999-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A C MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LTD
  21. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    CATLING, Nora Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-12-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-12-22
    ➕
    CATLING, Alan appointed
    director

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 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Elliott Catling
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6 Knolly's Road
London
SW16 2JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CATLING, Benjamin Elliott→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATLING, Nora Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 1999-12-22
Resigned
CATLING, Alan→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24