ACB PROJECTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06257739 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £1,723

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-1.5k
Net assets£-1.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
    ➕
    KIELY, Thomas Lewis appointed
    director
  2. 2025-12-04
    ➖
    BARKER, Andrew Anthony resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-04
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  8. 2025-06-12
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  9. 2024-12-06
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  16. 2023-11-24
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  17. 2023-05-23
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  18. 2022-12-12
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  19. 2022-05-31
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  20. 2021-12-10
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  21. 2021-08-16
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    address · AD01
  22. 2012-05-25
    ➖
    BARKER, Christopher Liam resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACB PROJECTS LIMITED
  24. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    BARKER, Christopher Liam appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    BARKER, Andrew Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Thomas Lewis Kiely
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Anthony Barkerceased 04/12/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

27 Knowsley Street
Bury
BL9 0ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KIELY, Thomas Lewis→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Christopher Liam→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2012-05-25
Resigned
BARKER, Andrew Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
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