ACEIFY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09916879 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£86k£172k£258k£344k£430kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£314.1k
Current assets£429.7k
Net assets£135.4k
Average employees1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-07
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-27
    HOMEWOOD, Charles resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-14
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    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-06
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-23
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-07-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-07-08
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    capital · SH02
  15. 2019-06-19
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  16. 2018-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-01-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2017-02-16
    HOMEWOOD, Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ACEIFY LIMITED
  21. 2015-12-15
    GRAHAM, Malcolm 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Graham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
Mr Charles Edward Homewood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Aceify
405 Kings Road
London
SW10 0BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GRAHAM, Malcolm
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-12-15
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Active
HOMEWOOD, Charles
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-02-16 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30