ACM STRATEGIC DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
12266741 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 18 → 19
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1819
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-01-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACM STRATEGIC DESIGN LTD
  14. 2019-10-16
    MCCUAIG, Alexander Campbell appointed
    director
  15. 2019-10-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Alexander Campbell Mccuaig
Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6th Floor Charlotte Building
17 Gresse Street
London
W1T 1QL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCUAIG, Alexander Campbell
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-10-16
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07