ACP (NO1) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10890639 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-31
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 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,533

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£1.5k£1.2k
Current assets£108.0k£107.7k
Net assets£1.5k£1.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-02-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-02-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Trustees of the Pharmac Pension Scheme Being Mark Ayton and Dcd Trustees Limited
  18. 2017-08-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-08-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACP (NO1) LIMITED
  21. 2017-07-31
    STRUDWICK, Henry Giles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Henry Giles Strudwick
Individual · English · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/07/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

18 Carisbrooke Drive
Mapperley Park
Nottingham
NG3 5DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STRUDWICK, Henry Giles
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-07-31
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Trustees of the Pharmac Pension Scheme Being Mark Ayton and Dcd Trustees
The Trustees of the Pharmac Pension Scheme Being Mark Ayton and Dcd Trustees Limited
A registered charge1 property02/02/201813/02/2023

Recent filings (27 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-10