ACDA LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
09216320 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-12
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-09-03
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-09-03
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-07-06
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2019-06-18
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2019-06-11
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  7. 2018-12-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2018-12-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2018-09-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2018-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-09-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2017-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-18
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACDA LIMITED
  17. 2014-09-12
    DIPLOCK, Adam appointed
    director
  18. 2014-09-12
    PRIDDY, Daniel appointed
    director
  19. 2014-09-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-09-03

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Flat 20, Chroma 14 Penny Brookes Street
London
E20 1BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2018-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

DIPLOCK, Adam
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-09-12
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PRIDDY, Daniel
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-09-12
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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-09-03
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2019-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-06-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-06-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-12-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-09-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-11