ADVANCED CEILING SOLUTIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
10848891 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-04
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,121
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,595 YoY
Cash YoY
+7443%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↑ 7443% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£74.5k£77.0k
Current assets£108.4k£115.2k
Cash£18.4k£244
Debtors£90.0k£115.0k
Net assets£38.1k£40.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-05-25
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    ELLAM, Matthew Lyndon resigned
    director
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-13
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    FOX, Emma Jane resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2020-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-10-24
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    ELLAM, Matthew Lyndon appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-26
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    FOX, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-04-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2019-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-12-10
    ➖
    ANGUIGE, Adam resigned
    director
  23. 2018-05-16
    ➖
    ELLAM, Matthew Lyndon resigned
    director
  24. 2018-05-16
    ➖
    FELTON, Caine Liam resigned
    director
  25. 2017-09-29
    ➕
    ANGUIGE, Adam appointed
    director
  26. 2017-09-29
    ➕
    ELLAM, Matthew Lyndon appointed
    director
  27. 2017-09-29
    ➕
    FELTON, Caine Liam appointed
    director
  28. 2017-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED CEILING SOLUTIONS LTD.
  29. 2017-07-04
    ➕
    ELLAM, Michael Robert 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

45/100
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.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Robert Ellam
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

11 Elder Close
Birstall, Batley
WF17 0DD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ELLAM, Michael Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Emma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-26 · resigned 2020-12-13
Resigned
ANGUIGE, Adam→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-09-29 · resigned 2018-12-10
Resigned
ELLAM, Matthew Lyndon→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-10-24 · resigned 2021-05-25
Resigned
ELLAM, Matthew Lyndon→
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-09-29 · resigned 2018-05-16
Resigned
FELTON, Caine Liam→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-09-29 · resigned 2018-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-26