A.C SIKA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09449648 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-19
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£218.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £218,433
Very low cash
Cash position: £42

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42
Net Worth
£218k
Current Assets
£306k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-28
Total assets£405.2k
Current assets£306.0k
Cash£42
Debtors£306.0k
Net assets£218.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-07-07
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    KING, Oliver resigned
    director
  17. 2020-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  21. 2015-04-13
    ➕
    KING, Oliver appointed
    director
  22. 2015-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C SIKA LIMITED
  23. 2015-02-19
    ➕
    OSEI-TUTU, Alvin 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
Alvin Osei-Tutu
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Oliver Kingceased 17/06/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OSEI-TUTU, Alvin→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-19
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Active
KING, Oliver→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-04-13 · resigned 2020-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/11/2019—
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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-11