AC LUXURY LTD

💤Zombieactive
05821696 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-190.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47770SIC 47770
  • 70100Activities of head offices
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
80 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £190,599

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£191k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£191k-£152k-£113k-£74k-£35k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-190.2k£-186.5k
Current assets£3.5k£4.0k
Net assets£-190.6k£-187.0k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2024-02-19
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  4. 2023-02-22
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  5. 2022-02-28
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  6. 2020-07-22
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  7. 2020-02-21
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  8. 2019-02-27
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  9. 2019-02-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-04
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-11-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-10-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-02-28
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  15. 2017-07-06
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    SOMMADOSSI, Stefano Danilo Massimo resigned
    director
  16. 2009-08-27
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    CERRITO, Arianna Giuseppa Marisa appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    CERRITO, Arianna Giuseppa Marisa appointed
    director
  18. 2009-08-27
    ➖
    LAGGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-12-19
    ➕
    LAGGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-12-19
    ➖
    SD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    CERRITO, Ariana resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    SD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    CERRITO, Ariana appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-05-19
    ➖
    SD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    SOMMADOSSI, Stefano Danilo Massimo appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-19
    ➖
    SD COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2006-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AC LUXURY LTD
  28. 2006-05-18
    ➕
    SD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-05-18
    ➕
    SD COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Ms Arianna Giuseppa Cerrito
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

28a Lambrook Terrace
London
SW6 6TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CERRITO, Arianna Giuseppa Marisa→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CERRITO, Arianna Giuseppa Marisa→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CERRITO, Ariana→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-19 · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned
LAGGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
SD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2007-12-19
Resigned
SD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-18 · resigned 2006-05-19
Resigned
SOMMADOSSI, Stefano Danilo Massimo→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-05-19 · resigned 2017-07-06
Resigned
SD COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-05-18 · resigned 2006-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2025-09-01
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accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-21