ACHILLEAS NIKOLAOU LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06737442 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,935
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£360
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£8k-£6k-£4k-£2k£463£3kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-7.9k£-7.9k
Current assets£2.6k£2.6k
Cash£360£360
Debtors£2.2k£2.2k
Net assets£-7.9k£-7.9k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-24
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    MOUSKOU, Maria resigned
    director
  6. 2023-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-03-01
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    MOUSKOU, Maria appointed
    director
  18. 2008-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ACHILLEAS NIKOLAOU LIMITED
  19. 2008-10-30
    ➕
    NIKOLAOU, Achilleas 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NIKOLAOU" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 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 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 Achilleas Nikolaou
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/10/2016

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
Incorporated2008-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

36-38 Cornhill
London
EC3V 3NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NIKOLAOU, Achilleas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-10-30
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Active
MOUSKOU, Maria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2023-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16