ACG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05969148 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-17
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£30.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,887

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£31k
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£32k£43k£54kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£30.9k—
Current assets£54.1k—
Net assets£30.9k—
Average employees—0

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.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-14
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-14
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-03-12
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    ALLCOCK, Glyn Lewis resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-01-02
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    ALLCOCK, Charmian Stella appointed
    director
  17. 2006-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD
  18. 2006-10-17
    ➕
    ALLCOCK, Charmian Stella appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-17
    ➕
    ALLCOCK, Glyn Lewis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charmian Stella Allcock
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Glyn Lewis Allcockceased 12/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2006-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Flat 2, Barton House Marine Drive
Barton On Sea
New Milton
BH25 7EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLCOCK, Charmian Stella→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
ALLCOCK, Charmian Stella→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-01-02
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Active
ALLCOCK, Glyn Lewis→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2025-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09