AC DATABASE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07171657 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£271.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £271,139
Cash YoY
+97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£181k
↑ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£271k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£311k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£124k£186k£249k£311kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£272.3k£207.8k
Current assets£310.6k£236.7k
Cash£180.5k£91.5k
Debtors£130.1k£145.2k
Net assets£271.1k£206.3k

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2021-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-02-02
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-02-02
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    COWMAN, James Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    COWMAN, Jessica appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-25
    ➕
    COWMAN, Sara appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-25
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    COWMAN, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2020-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-24
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    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2019-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2019-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2019-02-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Blackrock Secured Finance Limited
  22. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AC DATABASE SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2010-02-26
    ➕
    COWMAN, Andrew Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Jsj Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jsj Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AC DATABASE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 07171657

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jsj Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Michael Cowmanceased 25/01/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2010-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Westbourne St. Andrews Avenue
Morley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS27 0JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COWMAN, James Andrew→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWMAN, Jessica→
director · ~25y · appointed 2021-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWMAN, Sara→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWMAN, Andrew Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-02-26 · resigned 2021-01-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Blackrock Secured Finance
Blackrock Secured Finance Limited
A registered charge7 properties19/02/201924/10/2019

Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-02