ACA CONSULTANTS LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACA CONSULTANTS LTD
- 2019-03-14➕ANNABLE, Alexander Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-03-14➕WADLOW, Sophie Helen appointeddirector
- 2019-03-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-25: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Aca Estates Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aca Estates Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Sophie Helen Wadlowceased 13/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Alexander Charles Annableceased 13/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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