ACEN SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14515395 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-30
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 2025
Net worth
£-2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,223
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,629 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 130% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k£3k£8k£14k£19k£24kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£-2.2k£7.4k
Current assets£9.9k£24.0k
Cash£3.9k£18.0k
Debtors£6.0k£6.0k
Net assets£-2.2k£7.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-01
    APENA ROGERS, Feyishola, Dr resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACEN SERVICES LTD
  12. 2022-11-30
    SANUSI, Aisha appointed
    director
  13. 2022-11-30
    APENA ROGERS, Feyishola, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2022-11-30
    📄
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aisha Sanusi
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Feyishola Apena Rogersceased 01/07/2025· 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
Incorporated2022-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Impact Brixton, 17a Electric Lane
London
SW9 8LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SANUSI, Aisha
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-11-30
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Active
APENA ROGERS, Feyishola, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-11-30 · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-30