AC ENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12879994 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,123

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£8.7k
Current assets£14.7k
Net assets£6.1k
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-09-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-03-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-01-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2023-12-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC ENT LIMITED
  17. 2020-09-15
    ALTAMIRANO CASTRO, Jefferson Andres appointed
    director
  18. 2020-09-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Mr Jefferson Andres Altamirano Castro
Individual · Spanish · DOB 03/1993 · age 33
5075%
board control50-75% shares · board control15/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jefferson Antonio Moreno Torresceased 25/05/2024· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2020-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

56 Lant Street
Flat 8
London
SE1 1RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALTAMIRANO CASTRO, Jefferson Andres
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-09-15
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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10