AC MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13710079 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£98
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £98
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£98
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£98£17.1k
Current assets£65.4k
Net assets£98£17.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-06-10
    COOPER, Andy appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-10
    GODFREY, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-10
    GODFREY, Penelope resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-06-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD
  19. 2021-10-28
    GODFREY, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  20. 2021-10-28
    GODFREY, Penelope appointed
    director
  21. 2021-10-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-09

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andy Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares10/06/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas James Godfreyceased 10/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Penelope Godfreyceased 10/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

340 Main Road
Parson Drove
Wisbech
PE13 4LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-09OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COOPER, Andy
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-10
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Active
GODFREY, Nicholas James
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-10-28 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned
GODFREY, Penelope
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-10-28 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21