ACL COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04972261 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-21

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£112.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £112,209

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,386 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£112k

↓ 6.2% YoY

Current Assets

£115k

↓ 3.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£112.2k	£119.6k
Current assets	£115.0k	£119.1k
Net assets	£112.2k	£119.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-05-21
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-03-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-03-01
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WHITE, Louise appointed
secretary
2020-03-01
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DANIELS, Samantha Jane resigned
secretary
2020-02-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-02-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-11-21
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Company incorporated
As ACL COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED
2003-11-21
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CREASEY, Andrew Paul appointed
director
2003-11-21
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DANIELS, Samantha Jane appointed
secretary
2003-11-21
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STL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-11-21
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STL SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-11-21
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STL DIRECTORS LTD appointed
corporate-director
2003-11-21
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STL DIRECTORS LTD resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Andrew Paul Creasey Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-11-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

32 Windmill Road

North Leigh

Witney

OX29 6RQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-19

Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WHITE, Louise→

secretary · appointed 2020-03-01

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Active

CREASEY, Andrew Paul→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-11-21

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Active

DANIELS, Samantha Jane→

secretary · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2020-03-01

Resigned

STL SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2003-11-21

Resigned

STL DIRECTORS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2003-11-21

Resigned

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