ACO BUILDING COMPANY UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11757772 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-09
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30➖SHULMAN, Harvey Barry resigneddirector
- 2025-07-01➖MARNEY, John resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-24📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-05-21➕MARNEY, John appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-20➕SHULMAN, Harvey Barry appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01➖ADENUSI, Ahmed Babatunde resigneddirector
- 2023-05-17➖CURHAM, Pauline Margaret resigneddirector
- 2023-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-09-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-06➕ADENUSI, Ahmed Babatunde appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACO BUILDING COMPANY UK LIMITED
- 2019-01-09➕VEITCH, Stuart Micheal appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09➕CURHAM, Pauline Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MARNEY, John resigned 2025-07-01; SHULMAN, Harvey Barry resigned 2025-09-30
Group structure
Seed Mentors Entrepreneurs Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Seed Mentors Entrepreneurs Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ACO BUILDING COMPANY UK LIMITED
This company · 11757772
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seed Mentors Entrepreneurs Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/05/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ahmed Babatunde Adenusiceased 20/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Harvey Barry Shulmanceased 09/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Canfields Law Limitedceased 06/03/2020· 75-100% shares · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Apartment 4 Forsyte Shades
82 Lilliput Road
Poole
Dorset
BH14 8LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
VEITCH, Stuart Micheal→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-09
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MARNEY, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-05-21 · resigned 2025-07-01
ADENUSI, Ahmed Babatunde→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-03-06 · resigned 2023-09-01
CURHAM, Pauline Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-01-09 · resigned 2023-05-17
SHULMAN, Harvey Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2024-05-20 · resigned 2025-09-30
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-24
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-05-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19