ACKLOWE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14790316 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-10
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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 (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
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-09-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-03-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACKLOWE LTD
  10. 2023-04-10
    LOWE, Harry John appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LOWE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2024-09-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry John Lowe
Individual · English · DOB 06/2001 · age 25
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

The Lodge
149 Mannamead Road
Plymouth
PL3 5NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOWE, Harry John
director · ~25y · appointed 2023-04-10
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-10