ACY KOI LTD
💤Zombieactive
13320783 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-08
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: 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, 1 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
22 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
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-14➕YATES, Alexander Christopher appointeddirector
- 2024-08-14➖JOHNSON, Chloe Celia resigneddirector
- 2024-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-03-29📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2024-03-25📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02➖YATES, Alexander Christopher resigneddirector
- 2022-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACY KOI LTD
- 2021-04-08➕JOHNSON, Chloe Celia appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕YATES, Alexander Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander Christopher Yates Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Chloe Celia Johnsonceased 14/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Alexander Christopher Yatesceased 02/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Alexander Place
Irthlingborough
Wellingborough
NN9 5UX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
YATES, Alexander Christopher→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSON, Chloe Celia→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2021-04-08 · resigned 2024-08-14
YATES, Alexander Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-04-08 · resigned 2022-03-02
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-04-02
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-03-29
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17