ACB CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07397439 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-05
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£86.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,455
Cash YoY
+692%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 692% YoY
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£121kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£87.4k£85.3k
Current assets£121.3k£107.7k
Cash£14.7k£1.9k
Debtors—£3.0k
Net assets£86.5k£81.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-07-25
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    BROWN, Jessica Alice resigned
    director
  17. 2013-08-16
    ➖
    BROWN, Christine Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2010-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACB CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2010-10-05
    ➕
    BROWN, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2010-10-05
    ➕
    BROWN, Christine Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2010-10-05
    ➕
    BROWN, Jessica Alice appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-05
    ➕
    PARRY, David Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-05
    ➖
    PARRY, David Robert resigned
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Christopher Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
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
Incorporated2010-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Whiteleaf Business Centre
11 Little Balmer
Buckingham
MK18 1TF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BROWN, Andrew Christopher→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Christine Anne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-10-05 · resigned 2013-08-16
Resigned
BROWN, Jessica Alice→
director · ~36y · appointed 2010-10-05 · resigned 2014-07-25
Resigned
PARRY, David Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-10-05 · resigned 2010-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27