A & C HOUSING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11490733 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-30
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
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,548
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,794 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 148% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£589£370£1k£2k£3kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-576£4.2k
Current assets£1.5k£3.0k
Net assets£-1.5k£3.2k

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.

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-04
    ➖
    MISKIW, Alise resigned
    director
  12. 2020-11-07
    ➕
    HAYHURST, Caroline Susan appointed
    director
  13. 2020-11-07
    ➖
    HAYHURST, Caroline Susan resigned
    director
  14. 2020-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-11-01
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    HAYHURST, Caroline Susan appointed
    director
  19. 2020-07-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-08-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  23. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    HAYHURST, Caroline Susan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A & C HOUSING LTD
  25. 2018-07-30
    ➕
    MISKIW, Alise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mrs Caroline Susan Hayhurst
Individual · English · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alise Miskiwceased 04/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

20 Briarwood Grove Briarwood Grove
Bradford
BD6 1SF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAYHURST, Caroline Susan→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYHURST, Caroline Susan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYHURST, Caroline Susan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-11-01 · resigned 2020-11-07
Resigned
MISKIW, Alise→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2022-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16