ACACIA VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13522112 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-21
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-48.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,282

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£48k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-28
Total assets£-48.3k
Current assets£1.2k
Cash£1.2k
Net assets£-48.3k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-07-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACACIA VENTURES LTD
  9. 2021-07-21
    VU DINH, Kim appointed
    director
  10. 2021-07-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kim Vu Dinh
Individual · French · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

78 Draycott Cam
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 5DH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-07-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

VU DINH, Kim
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-07-21
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-21