ACCED IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09570397 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-01
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
£102
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
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £102
Very low cash
Cash position: £33
Net assets shrinking
Down £3 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£102
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.3k | £7.3k |
| Current assets | £70.6k | £59.8k |
| Cash | £33 | £62 |
| Debtors | £70.6k | £59.7k |
| Net assets | £102 | £105 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCED IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2015-05-01➕ARENAS, Dionisio Abraham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dionisio Abraham Arenas Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ARENAS, Dionisio Abraham→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-05-01
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23