ACM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

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08283560 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£580
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £580

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£580
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£23.3k
Current assets£26.3k
Net assets£580

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ACM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2012-11-06
    ➕
    MANSELL, Ashley Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley Charles Mansell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

18 Lime Close
Worle
Weston-Super-Mare
BS22 6RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MANSELL, Ashley Charles→
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-11-06
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Recent filings (35 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-17