ACKLAND WEBB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07528293 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-14
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£212.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £212,824

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£213k
Current Assets
£369k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£223.0k
Current assets£369.2k
Net assets£212.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-05-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2026-01-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-06-01
    ➕
    MUGGRIDGE, Joanne Maria appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACKLAND WEBB LIMITED
  18. 2011-02-14
    ➕
    MUGGRIDGE, David Kevin 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Kevin Muggridge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016
Mrs Joanne Maria Muggridge
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Suite 1 First Floor
3 Jubilee Way
Faversham
ME13 8GD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MUGGRIDGE, Joanne Maria→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-01
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Active
MUGGRIDGE, David Kevin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-02-14
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Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18