ACITT LTD

💤Zombieactive
07857728 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-23
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-02
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  4. 2025-04-02
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  5. 2024-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ACITT LTD
  18. 2011-11-23
    ILCEWICZ, Eustachy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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
  • 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 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eustachy Ilcewicz
Individual · Polish · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75100%
75-100% shares · trust interest12/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

76 Sheepwalk
Peterborough
PE4 7BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ILCEWICZ, Eustachy
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-23
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-04-02
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03