A-CORE SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06568757 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-282024-04-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-07-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-04-01
    ➖
    CURRAN, Philip Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-06-30
    ➖
    MADDOCKS, Tony Russell resigned
    director
  18. 2008-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A-CORE SERVICES LTD
  19. 2008-04-17
    ➕
    CHARALAMBOS, Minas appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-17
    ➕
    CURRAN, Philip Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2008-04-17
    ➕
    MADDOCKS, Tony Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Minas Charalambos
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/04/2017

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
Incorporated2008-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

147 Station Road
North Chingford
London
E4 6AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHARALAMBOS, Minas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-04-17
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Active
CURRAN, Philip Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
MADDOCKS, Tony Russell→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-04-17 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17