AC ELECTRONICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10854487 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-06
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
£88.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £88,250
Net assets shrinking
Down £80,850 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£88k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£318k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£127k£191k£254k£318kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£96.9k£360.7k
Current assets£317.7k£285.3k
Net assets£88.3k£169.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-09
    CURIEL, Laura resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-01
    CURIEL, Laura appointed
    director
  9. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-11-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC ELECTRONICS LTD
  19. 2017-07-06
    CURIEL SANZ, Andres Jesus 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 Andres Jesus Curiel Sanz
Individual · Spanish · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Fulford House
Newbold Terrace
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CURIEL SANZ, Andres Jesus
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-07-06
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Active
CURIEL, Laura
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-02-01 · resigned 2025-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04