ACS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-02➕SMITH, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2024-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
- 2024-04-05➕SMITH, Adam Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-04-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/04/2025 |
Mr Adam Charles Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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