ACM LAW LTD
💤Zombieactive
09562435 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,500
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.5k | — |
| Current assets | £4.7k | — |
| Cash | £4.1k | — |
| Debtors | £540 | — |
| Net assets | £-3.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-04-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-04-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-28➕EVANS, Christian David appointeddirector
- 2019-04-28➖EVANS, Michelle Jane resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➖EVANS, Christian David resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➕EVANS, Michelle Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-04-27➕EVANS, Christian David appointeddirector
- 2017-04-27➖EVANS, Michelle resigneddirector
- 2015-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACM LAW LTD
- 2015-04-27➕EVANS, Michelle appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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 Christian David Evans Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | — | board control50-75% shares · board control | 28/04/2019 |
Mrs Michelle Jane Evans Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/10/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Michelle Jane Evansceased 28/04/2019· board control
- Mr Christian David Evansceased 01/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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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| ACCESS UK VISA LTD→ 15633705 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ACCOUNTING ADVICE LIMITED→ 08084466 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| ACCOUNTSECURE LIMITED→ 11128933 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACE RECRUITMENT SOUTH-WEST LTD→ 13460405 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACENNAN CIC→ 15282217 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
First Floor 5 High Street
Westbury-On-Trym
Bristol
BS9 3BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
EVANS, Christian David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Christian David→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-04-27 · resigned 2017-10-01
EVANS, Michelle Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2019-04-28
EVANS, Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2017-04-27
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-06
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2021-04-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-04-30