ACS CORPORATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09235552 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-25
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£174.0k
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
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £174,001
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£174k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£229k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £174.0k | £162.4k |
| Current assets | £228.9k | £203.6k |
| Net assets | £174.0k | £162.4k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-03-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01➕LOFTHOUSE, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACS CORPORATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2014-09-25➕ARMSTRONG, Diane Margaret appointeddirector
- 2014-09-25➕ARMSTRONG, Keith Raymond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith Raymond Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2016 |
Mrs Diane Margaret Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Nicola Lofthouseceased 26/09/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
16 Jacks Key Drive
Darwen
BB3 2LG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ARMSTRONG, Diane Margaret→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-09-25
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ARMSTRONG, Keith Raymond→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-25
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-29