ACD ECOLOGY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06959438 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-11
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
48 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-06➖CONSTABLE, John Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-12-01➖DALE, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2014-08-31➖MURRAY, Duncan resigneddirector
- 2014-04-01➕SELWYN, Helen Carol appointeddirector
- 2014-04-01➕CONSTABLE, John Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2012-04-06➕MURRAY, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2009-07-13➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACD ECOLOGY LIMITED
- 2009-07-11➕DALE, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2009-07-11➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 12 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.)
Group structure
Acd Environmental Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acd Environmental Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACD ECOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 06959438
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acd Environmental Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Construction House
Runwell Road
Wickford
Essex
SS11 7HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SELWYN, Helen Carol→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-04-01
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CONSTABLE, John Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2025-10-06
DALE, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-07-11 · resigned 2015-12-01
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-11 · resigned 2009-07-13
MURRAY, Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-04-06 · resigned 2014-08-31
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Recent filings (48 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-17