ACS INDUSTRIAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04726036 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-06-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-01
    ➖
    BLACKBORN LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2021-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-30
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-04-08
    ➖
    UNADKAT, Nimish resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-04-08
    ➕
    BLACKBORN LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    UNADKAT, Yatrik appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    UNADKAT, Nimish appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACS INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
  25. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Yatrik Unadkat
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Claridge Court
Lower Kings Road
Berkhamsted
Herts
HP4 2AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

UNADKAT, Yatrik→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UNADKAT, Nimish→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned
BLACKBORN LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-08 · resigned 2021-06-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-06-12
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-02