AC KINETIC LTD

💤Zombieactive
08922083 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
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. 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 (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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees0—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-28
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    KIHLBERG, Alexandra Gerda resigned
    director
  9. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-07-01
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    UMOLU, John resigned
    director
  18. 2017-01-25
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    UMOLU, John appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-05
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    UMOLU, John appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AC KINETIC LTD
  21. 2014-03-04
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    KIHLBERG, Alexandra Gerda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 John Umolu
Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Alexandra Gerda Kihlbergceased 28/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

214 Shirland Road
London
W9 3JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

UMOLU, John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIHLBERG, Alexandra Gerda→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-03-04 · resigned 2021-10-28
Resigned
UMOLU, John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-05 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25