ACME STRATEGY LTD
💤Zombieactive
12813337 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
- 85520Cultural education
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24➖LEE, Hoi Yee, Dr resigneddirector
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-24➕CHOW, Vivienne Manchi appointeddirector
- 2022-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-15📄change-person-secretary-companyofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-05➖CHOW, Vivienne Manchi resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-05➖CHOW, Vivienne Manchi resigneddirector
- 2021-04-09➕LEE, Hoi Yee, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACME STRATEGY LTD
- 2020-08-14➕CHOW, Vivienne Manchi appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-14➕CHOW, Vivienne Manchi appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Vivienne Manchi Chow Individual · Hong Konger · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 02/03/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Hoi Yee Leeceased 04/08/2024· 25-50% shares · board control
- Vivienne Manchi Chowceased 30/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
2 Victoria Grove
Bridport
DT6 3AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CHOW, Vivienne Manchi→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHOW, Vivienne Manchi→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-08-14 · resigned 2021-06-05
CHOW, Vivienne Manchi→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-08-14 · resigned 2021-06-05
LEE, Hoi Yee, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-04-09 · resigned 2023-08-24
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02