ACJ DESIGN LTD

🌳Matureactive
08835160 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-11-01
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    CAMPBELL, Jodie Janine appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACJ DESIGN LTD
  19. 2014-01-07
    ➕
    CAMPBELL JUNIOR, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Anthony Junior
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
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
Incorporated2014-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

12 Jackers Road
Coventry
CV2 1PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Jodie Janine→
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-11-01
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CAMPBELL JUNIOR, Anthony→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-01-07
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18