ACSC SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13010467 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (69/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees700

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-07
    TRAVIS, Owen Stanley resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-02-01
    TRAVIS, Owen Stanley appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACSC SERVICES LIMITED
  11. 2020-11-11
    THORPE, John Derek appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Ansty Village Centre Recreation Ground
Deaks Lane
Ansty
West Sussex
RH17 5AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THORPE, John Derek
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-11-11
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Active
TRAVIS, Owen Stanley
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-02-01 · resigned 2026-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-11