ACK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05249333 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-10-06➕KING, Rosemary appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-06➕KING, Anthony Clive Garner appointeddirector
- 2004-10-06➕KING, Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2004-10-05➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-05➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2004-10-04➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-04➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Clive Garner King Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rosemary King Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
47 Broadway
Duffield
Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 4BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KING, Anthony Clive Garner→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-10-06
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KING, Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2004-10-05
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2004-10-05
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Recent filings (51 total)
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2025-08-09
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2024-10-07
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2024-06-11
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2023-10-10
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2023-06-12
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2022-10-05
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2022-08-23
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2021-11-04
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2021-10-06
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2020-10-05
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2020-07-21
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2019-10-07
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accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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2018-10-05