ACS COMMUNITY PROJECTS (ACS UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
12433848 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-01-30
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£37.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,204

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-31
Total assets£37.2k
Current assets£37.2k
Net assets£37.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-09
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    GORDON, Salmon Osodo resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-03-03
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    GORDON, Salmon Osodo appointed
    director
  12. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-07-03
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    OTEMADE, Adetunji Adebowale resigned
    director
  16. 2022-04-26
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    OTEMADE, Adetunji Adebowale appointed
    director
  17. 2022-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-23
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    NJATHI, Purity Mary Wagio resigned
    director
  20. 2022-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-01-26
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    KAVOKO, Francisca Ndunge resigned
    director
  22. 2022-01-26
    ➕
    NJATHI, Purity Mary Wagio appointed
    director
  23. 2022-01-26
    ➖
    OLISE, Monday resigned
    director
  24. 2022-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2022-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2022-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    KAVOKO, Francisca Ndunge appointed
    director
  30. 2020-08-24
    ➖
    ESTHER, Njoki resigned
    director
  31. 2020-08-24
    ➖
    KAVOKO, Francisca Ndunge resigned
    director
  32. 2020-07-29
    ➕
    ESTHER, Njoki appointed
    director
  33. 2020-06-08
    ➕
    KAVOKO, Francisca Ndunge appointed
    director
  34. 2020-04-01
    ➕
    MUSAU, Thomas Nziu appointed
    director
  35. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    OGUNNOWO, Charles Oluseyi resigned
    director
  36. 2020-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACS COMMUNITY PROJECTS (ACS UK) LTD
  37. 2020-01-30
    ➕
    OGUNNOWO, Charles Oluseyi appointed
    director
  38. 2020-01-30
    ➕
    OLISE, Monday appointed
    director

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Thomas Nziu Musau
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control01/04/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Salmon Osodo Gordonceased 09/07/2025· 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Monday Oliseceased 26/01/2022· 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Charles Oluseyi Ogunnowoceased 01/04/2020· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Portland House
Belmont Business Park
Durham
DH1 1TW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

MUSAU, Thomas Nziu→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ESTHER, Njoki→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-07-29 · resigned 2020-08-24
Resigned
GORDON, Salmon Osodo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-03 · resigned 2025-07-09
Resigned
KAVOKO, Francisca Ndunge→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2022-01-26
Resigned
KAVOKO, Francisca Ndunge→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-06-08 · resigned 2020-08-24
Resigned
NJATHI, Purity Mary Wagio→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2022-03-23
Resigned
OGUNNOWO, Charles Oluseyi→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-30 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
OLISE, Monday→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-30 · resigned 2022-01-26
Resigned
OTEMADE, Adetunji Adebowale→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-04-26 · resigned 2022-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06