ACMB DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
14334473 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,891
Very low cash
Cash position: £57
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£57
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£869k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £868.7k |
| Cash | £57 |
| Debtors | £868.7k |
| Net assets | £6.9k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-23➖HILL, Simon Alexander Joseph resigneddirector
- 2023-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACMB DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2022-09-04➕BERTHONNEAU, Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-04➕BERTHONNEAU, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-09-04➕HILL, Simon Alexander Joseph appointeddirector
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.)
Group structure
Acmb Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acmb Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACMB DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 14334473
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acmb Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/09/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon Alexander Joseph Hillceased 23/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alex Berthonneauceased 10/09/2022· 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
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
C/O Accountability Eastlands Court Business Centre
St. Peters Road
Rugby
CV21 3QP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BERTHONNEAU, Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-09-04
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BERTHONNEAU, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Simon Alexander Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-09-04 · resigned 2023-10-23
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-22