ACS GLOBAL ADVISORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09846303 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-06
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2024-12-17
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2024-11-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2024-10-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-02-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-01-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2015-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACS GLOBAL ADVISORS LTD
  19. 2015-10-28
    EKBLOM, Robert Bjornson, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 62 — 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 signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Alternative Capital Solutions Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Alternative Capital Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
ACS GLOBAL ADVISORS LTD
This company · 09846303

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Robert Bjornson Ekblom
Individual · Finnish · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75100%
sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest27/10/2016
Alternative Capital Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50-75% shares27/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cfp Energy Limitedceased 25/01/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

27a St. Petersburgh Place
London
W2 4LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

EKBLOM, Robert Bjornson, Mr.
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-10-28
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2026-01-06
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-12-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-11-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-10