ACM LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07800490 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-06

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£153.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69109Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (1 active, 20 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £153,054

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£153k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↑ 259% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Total assets	£153.1k	£152.2k
Current assets	£6.0k	£1.7k
Net assets	£153.1k	£152.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
✏️
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-10
➕
MA, Ruidong appointed
director
2025-06-09
➖
MA, Anthony resigned
director
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
✏️
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
✏️
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-28
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-03
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-01
➕
MA, Anthony appointed
director
2018-10-01
➖
YOU, Danlei resigned
director
2018-05-03
➖
LIU, Ruidong resigned
director
2018-05-03
➕
YOU, Danlei appointed
director
2018-01-17
➕
LIU, Ruidong appointed
director
2018-01-13
➖
MA, Anthony Christopher resigned
director
2017-05-21
➖
DU, Xie resigned
director
2017-05-20
➕
MA, Anthony Christopher appointed
director
2017-01-31
➕
DU, Xie appointed
director
2017-01-31
➖
MA, Anthony Christopher resigned
director
2016-08-01
➕
MA, Anthony Christopher appointed
director
2016-07-31
➖
MA, Fiona Ning resigned
director
2015-04-01
➖
BENNETT, Mark Brendan resigned
director
2014-12-12
➖
MA, Anthony Christopher resigned
director
2014-04-01
➖
FORD, Marwin resigned
director
2014-02-16
➖
GRAHAM, Robert John resigned
director
2014-02-03
➖
LIU, Ruidong resigned
director
2014-01-01
➕
MA, Anthony Christopher appointed
director
2013-12-31
➕
BENNETT, Mark Brendan appointed
director
2013-12-31
➕
FORD, Marwin appointed
director
2013-12-31
➕
GRAHAM, Robert John appointed
director
2013-10-22
➖
MA, Anthony Christopher resigned
director
2013-09-21
➕
LIU, Ruidong appointed
director
2012-10-01
➕
MA, Anthony Christopher appointed
director
2012-09-20
➖
MA, John resigned
director
2012-09-01
➕
MA, John appointed
director
2012-03-02
➖
MA, John resigned
director
2012-03-01
➕
MA, Fiona Ning appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-14: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-10-15: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ruidong Ma Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	05/01/2026

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Anthony Christopher Maceased 09/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Ms Jenny Duceased 17/05/2022· significant influence
Mr Danlei Youceased 01/10/2018· significant influence
Mr Ruidong Liuceased 03/05/2018· significant influence
Mr Anthony Christopher Maceased 13/01/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated2011-10-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

25 Wilton Road

London

SW1V 1LW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-24

Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 19 resigned)

MA, Ruidong→

director · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENNETT, Mark Brendan→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-12-31 · resigned 2015-04-01

Resigned

DU, Xie→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2017-05-21

Resigned

DU, Xie→

director · ~53y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2012-01-02

Resigned

FORD, Marwin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-12-31 · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

GRAHAM, Robert John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-12-31 · resigned 2014-02-16

Resigned

LIANG, Xiaolu→

director · ~39y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2012-02-29

Resigned

LIU, Ruidong→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2018-05-03

Resigned

LIU, Ruidong→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-21 · resigned 2014-02-03

Resigned

MA, Anthony→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2025-06-09

Resigned

MA, Anthony Christopher→

director · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-20 · resigned 2018-01-13

Resigned

MA, Anthony Christopher→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2017-01-31

Resigned

MA, Anthony Christopher→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2014-12-12

Resigned

MA, Anthony Christopher→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2013-10-22

Resigned

MA, Fiona Ning→

director · ~33y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

MA, Fiona Ning→

director · ~33y · appointed 2011-10-06 · resigned 2012-01-10

Resigned

MA, John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2012-09-20

Resigned

MA, John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2012-03-02

Resigned

MA, John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2012-01-02

Resigned

YOU, Danlei→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-05-03 · resigned 2018-10-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-10

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-04-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-07

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-18

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2024-10-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-01-20