ACMR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10873902 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-19
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
£169.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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 £169,681

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£170k
Current Assets
£179k
Current Liabilities
£0£36k£71k£107k£143k£179kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£169.7k
Current assets£178.6k
Net assets£169.7k
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-01
    CUNNINGHAM, Ian Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-04-17
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-05
    CUNNINGHAM, Ian Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2017-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACMR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 2017-07-19
    CUNNINGHAM, Michael Richard 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Richard Cunningham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence19/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

9 Argyll Street
6th Floor Eschler Asset Management Llp
London
W1F 7TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, Michael Richard
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-07-19
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, Ian Andrew
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-04-05 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-21