ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL DIPLOMATS
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05980714 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-10-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 84130SIC 84130
- 94120Activities of professional membership organisations
- 99000Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-08-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-15📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2024-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-30➕OLAYIWOLA, Remi appointeddirector
- 2013-11-08➕THE CONGRESS OF DIPLOMATS appointedcorporate-director
- 2013-11-08➖JULIUSON, Sanya, Dr resigneddirector
- 2006-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL DIPLOMATS
- 2006-10-27➕OLAYIWOLA, Remi appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-27➕JULIUSON, Sanya, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DIPLOMATS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Active · Other · EC postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| ASSOCIATION FOR SURVEY COMPUTING CIC→ 14461935 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN SCIENTISTS IN THE UK (AISUK)→ 09694186 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ATKINSONS COINS LIMITED→ 08433044 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AUDLEY MANAGEMENT PROPERTIES LTD→ 05278521 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| AUKETT FITZROY ROBINSON LIMITED→ 08820695 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AUKETT LIMITED→ 05470656 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AURALDN LTD→ 15687486 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AURELA LONDON LTD→ 12977289 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AURORA CREST LTD→ 16704006 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUSTRA SECURITY LIMITED→ 17041794 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE CORPORATION LIMITED→ 15667496 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AUT JOBS LLP→ OC456152 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities
Registered office
Office One
1 Coldbath Square
London
EC1R 5HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
OLAYIWOLA, Remi→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-03-30
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THE CONGRESS OF DIPLOMATS→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2013-11-08
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JULIUSON, Sanya, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2013-11-08
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Recent filings (54 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09