ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09083003 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-12
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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: high (82/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-06📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-15➖KING, Shaun Anthony resigneddirector
- 2017-11-15➖SANDEMAN, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2017-11-14➕KING, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2014-07-04➕SANDEMAN, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED
- 2014-06-12➕KING, Shaun Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Anthony King Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A.D. BLY AIRCRAFT LEASING LIMITED→ 04006731 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ACADEMY NOW LTD→ 14677106 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACATILIA LTD→ 09118489 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACB RESOURCE LTD→ 07349384 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACCA HOUSE LIMITED→ 16144886 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD→ 07577767 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACE HOSE AND HYDRAULICS LTD→ 07963797 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACE OF TREES LTD→ 12550539 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACER GUNDOG TRAINING LIMITED→ 10711036 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACM BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→ 10790865 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACOLINE SOFTENERS LTD→ 07542510 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACR EVENTS LTD→ 12482812 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Broadmeadow Ride
St. Ippolyts
Hitchin
SG4 7ST
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
KING, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Shaun Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2017-11-15
SANDEMAN, David Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2017-11-15
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-28