ACS CIVILS LTD
💤Zombieactive
NI628962 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-28
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
£1.78M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
- 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,781,366
Net assets shrinking
Down £873,102 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.8m
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.19M | £4.50M |
| Current assets | £2.61M | £3.38M |
| Debtors | £593.4k | £949.8k |
| Net assets | £1.78M | £2.65M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACS CIVILS LTD
- 2015-01-28➕SLANE, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Slane Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
2 Gortrush Business Centre
27 Gortrush Industrial Estate
Omagh
Co Tyrone
BT78 5EJ
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SLANE, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-01-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/06/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-21