AC HOLDINGS (KENT) LTD

💤Zombieactive
12289897 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-30
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,808

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£3k-£3k-£2k-£2k-£2kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-2.8k£-2.3k
Net assets£-2.8k£-2.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-06-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-06-06
    CREES, Mark resigned
    director
  11. 2019-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AC HOLDINGS (KENT) LTD
  12. 2019-10-30
    AREZINA, Peter appointed
    director
  13. 2019-10-30
    CREES, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Peter Arezina
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Creesceased 06/06/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2019-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

25 Streete Court
Westgate On Sea
Kent
CT8 8BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AREZINA, Peter
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-10-30
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Active
CREES, Mark
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-10-30 · resigned 2020-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-17