ACME VALUE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACME VALUE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2016-07-04➕NAQVI, Syed Ahsan Ali appointeddirector
- 2016-07-04➕NAQVI, Syed Faaris Ali 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Syed Ahsan Ali Naqvi Individual · Pakistani · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/07/2016 |
Mr Syed Faaris Ali Naqvi Individual · Pakistani · DOB 07/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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