ACA CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05203180 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-11
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-242024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-02
    ➖
    PAWELZIK, Ruth Anna resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-08-14
    ➕
    PAWELZIK, Gerhard Franz appointed
    director
  18. 2004-08-14
    ➕
    PAWELZIK, Ruth Anna appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACA CONSULTING LIMITED
  20. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-08-11
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-08-11
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Gerhard Franz Pawelzik
Individual · German · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

19 Sellons Avenue
London
NW10 4HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PAWELZIK, Gerhard Franz→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAWELZIK, Ruth Anna→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-14 · resigned 2022-10-02
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2004-08-11
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2004-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04