ACEKO LTD
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99 | — |
| Current assets | £99 | — |
| Net assets | £99 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEKO LTD
- 2016-06-10➕BROWN, Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕CAHILL, John Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Daniel Cahill Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 10/06/2016 |
Mr Paul Michael Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Michael Holleranceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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