AC AGENCIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06948603 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-30
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-272024-02-27
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AC AGENCIES LIMITED
  17. 2009-06-30
    ➕
    CUTHBERT, Deborah Marie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-06-30
    ➕
    CUTHBERT, Andrew Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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

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 Andrew Paul Cuthbert
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit A1 Marquis Court
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CUTHBERT, Deborah Marie→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-30
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Active
CUTHBERT, Andrew Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-06-30
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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-19