ACM MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04419424 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£48.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,427
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,894 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£67k£84kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£50.7k£81.6k
Current assets£36.9k£84.3k
Net assets£48.4k£79.3k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-02-20
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  4. 2023-02-17
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  5. 2021-11-09
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  6. 2021-05-14
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  7. 2021-05-13
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    GILLAN, Ruth appointed
    director
  8. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-03-01
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  10. 2019-03-05
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  11. 2018-02-28
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  12. 2016-11-16
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  13. 2016-04-29
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  14. 2015-12-18
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  15. 2015-04-27
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  16. 2015-01-06
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  17. 2014-04-29
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  18. 2004-06-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2003-12-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lawgrade Limited
  20. 2002-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACM MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2002-04-17
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    GILLAN, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-04-17
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    GILLAN, Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-17
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-04-17
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  25. 2002-04-17
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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  26. 2002-04-17
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Gillan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Anslow House
Hanbury Road Anslow Gate
Burton On Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 9QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GILLAN, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-17
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Active
GILLAN, Joseph→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-04-17
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Active
GILLAN, Ruth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-05-13
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-17 · resigned 2002-04-17
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-17 · resigned 2002-04-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property05/06/2004—
outstanding
Lawgrade
Lawgrade Limited
Rental deposit deed1 property18/12/2003—
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-29