ACP INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13723978 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£73.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 3.2y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £73,899
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£974
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↑ 1532% YoY
Current Assets
£241k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k£44k£93k£143k£192k£241kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£195.1k£101.9k
Current assets£241.3k£213.2k
Cash£974£16.7k
Debtors£240.4k£196.5k
Net assets£73.9k£-5.2k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-08
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-06-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-05-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  9. 2023-05-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  10. 2023-03-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  12. 2022-09-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-11-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACP INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  15. 2021-11-04
    BAGLOW, Alison appointed
    director
  16. 2021-11-04
    📄
    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

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
Ms Alison Baglow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/11/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Prestbury Drive
Eccleston
St. Helens
WA10 5RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BAGLOW, Alison
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-11-04
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property31/05/2023
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property31/05/2023
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge27/03/2023
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-04