ACME (BRIGHTON) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
05534913 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£279.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82920Packaging activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £279,204
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,516 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£279k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£286k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£73k£147k£220k£293k£367kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£284.3k£342.7k
Current assets£286.2k£366.8k
Cash£71.5k£193.2k
Debtors£207.9k£167.2k
Net assets£279.2k£336.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
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  3. 2024-09-29
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  4. 2023-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-27
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  8. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2018-09-22
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  11. 2017-09-12
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  12. 2016-06-28
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  13. 2016-06-17
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-05-20
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-04-14
    ➕
    ERGEZER, Ersin appointed
    director
  16. 2016-04-14
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    WILSON-CHALON, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2016-03-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2016-03-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    BROOKER, Sachiko resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    TESTER, David Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    WILSON-CHALON, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Jonathan Richard Michael Conway and Simon Alexander Malcolm Conway
  23. 2005-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACME (BRIGHTON) LTD.
  24. 2005-08-12
    ➕
    BROOKER, Sachiko appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-08-12
    ➕
    TESTER, David Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Ersin Ergezer
Individual · Turkish · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence14/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82190 — Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities

Registered office

Ground Floor
125 Queens Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3WB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ERGEZER, Ersin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-14
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Active
BROOKER, Sachiko→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-12 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
TESTER, David Richard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-08-12 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
WILSON-CHALON, Michael Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2016-04-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Jonathan Richard Michael Conway and Simon Alexander Malcolm Conway
Legal charge1 property31/03/201131/03/2016

Recent filings (59 total)

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address · AD01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-21