ACKACS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09250067 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-06
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-166.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £166,925

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
Net Worth
-£167k
Current Assets
£58k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-16.5k
Current assets£58.2k
Cash£15.8k
Debtors£42.4k
Net assets£-166.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-15
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-20
    ➕
    KANU, Queen appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-08-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-08-19
    ➖
    KANU, Queen resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACKACS LIMITED
  19. 2014-10-06
    ➕
    KANU, Augustine appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-06
    ➕
    KANU, Queen 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Augustine Kanu
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Queen Kanuceased 19/08/2025· 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
Incorporated2014-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

13 The Slade
Headington
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX3 7HL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KANU, Queen→
secretary · appointed 2025-08-20
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Active
KANU, Augustine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-06
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Active
KANU, Queen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-06 · resigned 2025-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30