ACACIA JOINERY SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
06797405 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£381.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (77/100)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, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £381,329
Net assets shrinking
Down £204,552 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£358k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£381k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£384k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £381.3k | £585.9k |
| Current assets | £383.9k | £592.9k |
| Cash | £357.6k | £410.3k |
| Debtors | £26.4k | £182.6k |
| Net assets | £381.3k | £585.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-01-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-23➕SHAW, Janice appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-29📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-23➖CARROLL, Michael James resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACACIA JOINERY SERVICES LTD
- 2009-01-21➕CARROLL, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2009-01-21➕CARROLL, Michael James appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael James Carroll Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Janice Shaw Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
14 Acacia Drive
Townville
Castleford
WF10 3PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CARROLL, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-21
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CARROLL, Michael James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-21 · resigned 2021-12-23
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-11-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-29