ACDC LONDON CO. LTD

💤Zombieactive
07774854 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47820
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

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£282£564£845£1k£1kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£1.4k
Current assets—£95
Net assets—£1.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-18
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  4. 2023-08-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
  5. 2023-08-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
  6. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  8. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-09
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    accounts · AA
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    accounts · AA
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-09
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  15. 2017-02-28
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  16. 2011-09-26
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    DOI, Rimma appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-09-26
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    ATIF, Chouhdry Sikander appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ACDC LONDON CO. LTD
  19. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-15
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 15 years.
  • 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
Chouhdry Sikander Atif
Individual
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/10/2022

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
Incorporated2011-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47820 — SIC 47820

Registered office

258 Merton Road
London
SW18 5JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DOI, Rimma→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-26
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Active
ATIF, Chouhdry Sikander→
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-09-26
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-09-15 · resigned 2011-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2023-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2023-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09