ACC WOOD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10686909 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-23
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
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32200SIC 32200
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,194

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£1.2k
Current assets£6.3k
Net assets£1.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2017-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ACC WOOD LIMITED
  12. 2017-03-23
    BERNARD, Stephane appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-03-23
    MIGNOT, Emmanuel appointed
    director
  14. 2017-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emmanuel Mignot
Individual · French · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Cary Chambers
1 Palk Street
Torquay
TQ2 5EL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BERNARD, Stephane
secretary · appointed 2017-03-23
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Active
MIGNOT, Emmanuel
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-23
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-29