ACM STUDIOS LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
14331660 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-02
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,263

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£282
Current Liabilities
-£1k-£954-£645-£336-£27£282Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£282
Current assets£282
Net assets£-1.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-06-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-05-27
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACM STUDIOS LIMITED
  10. 2022-09-02
    MCLOUGHLIN, Aaron Charles appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-02
    📄
    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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Charles Mcloughlin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

7 Claremont Road
Sale
M33 7DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCLOUGHLIN, Aaron Charles
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-09-02
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Recent filings (12 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-06-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-02