ACS EUROPE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14869121 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,991

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£3.5k
Current assets£4.3k
Cash£3.6k
Debtors£720
Net assets£3.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACS EUROPE LIMITED
  8. 2023-05-15
    JENSHEN, Paul Duarte appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-15
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    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 · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-28

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Duarte Jenshen
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 02/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

45a Broadhurst Gardens, Greater London, Nw6 3qt
45a Broadhurst Gardens
Greater London
NW6 3QT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JENSHEN, Paul Duarte
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-05-15
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Recent filings (9 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-15