ACB EUROPE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07918892 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-23
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    ➖
    FRASER, Desmond Archiebald resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-01-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-01-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2020-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-08-31
    ➖
    DERBY, Michael Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2012-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACB EUROPE LIMITED
  23. 2012-01-23
    ➕
    VIOLETTE, Michael Francis appointed
    director
  24. 2012-01-23
    ➕
    DERBY, Michael Christopher appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-23
    ➕
    FRASER, Desmond Archiebald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 14 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Francis Violette
Individual · American · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Desmond Archiebald Fraserceased 27/03/2026· significant influence
  • Mr Michael Francis Violetteceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Desmond Archiebald Fraserceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Michael Christopher Derbyceased 31/08/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Sullivan Court Wessex Way
Colden Common
Winchester
SO21 1WP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

VIOLETTE, Michael Francis→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DERBY, Michael Christopher→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
FRASER, Desmond Archiebald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2026-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-30