ACA STUDIOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04333989 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.1y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees464600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2025-01-27
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  3. 2024-04-10
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  4. 2024-01-15
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  5. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  6. 2023-11-23
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  10. 2023-06-28
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  11. 2023-06-28
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  12. 2023-05-02
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  13. 2023-05-02
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  14. 2023-05-02
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  15. 2023-05-01
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    CAMP, Simon Brian David appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-01
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    SINGH BAHRA, Gurjeet appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-01
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    CAMP, Sokari Douglas resigned
    secretary
  18. 2023-04-28
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2023-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (Crn: 02294747)
  20. 2023-02-15
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2022-10-05
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  22. 2022-04-26
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  23. 2021-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-05-10
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    DAVY, John Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    WONG, Daria resigned
    director
  26. 2012-06-30
    ➖
    LEVEY, Edward Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2009-01-01
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    DAVY, John Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2007-11-09
    ➖
    GENDLE, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2006-06-29
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    SOUTHGATE, Peter Nicholas David resigned
    director
  30. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    WONG, Daria appointed
    director
  31. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    WYTHE, Alexander Paul appointed
    director
  32. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    GENDLE, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  33. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    LEVEY, Edward Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    SOUTHGATE, Peter Nicholas David appointed
    director
  35. 2004-05-20
    ➖
    BLAND, Darren Edward, Mr. resigned
    director
  36. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    BLAND, Darren Edward, Mr. appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACA STUDIOS LIMITED
  38. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    CAMP, Alan Kingsley Peter appointed
    director
  39. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    CAMP, Sokari Douglas appointed
    secretary
  40. 2001-12-04
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2001-12-04
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2001-12-04
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2001-12-04
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CAMP, Simon Brian David (same surname) appointed 2023-05-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Kingsley Peter Camp
Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

88 Union Street
London
SE1 0NW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

CAMP, Alan Kingsley Peter→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMP, Simon Brian David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGH BAHRA, Gurjeet→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYTHE, Alexander Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMP, Sokari Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned
BLAND, Darren Edward, Mr.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2004-05-20
Resigned
DAVY, John Robert→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2018-05-10
Resigned
GENDLE, Paul Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2007-11-09
Resigned
LEVEY, Edward Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
SOUTHGATE, Peter Nicholas David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2006-06-29
Resigned
WONG, Daria→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (Crn: 02294747)
A registered charge—27/04/2023—
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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02