ACM HOUSE LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC326473 · llp · incorporated 2007-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,631,021
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£326k£652k£979k£1.3m£1.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.81M£1.82M
Current assets£4.1k£5.6k
Cash£2.2k£3.6k
Debtors£2.0k£2.0k
Net assets£1.63M£1.51M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  3. 2026-03-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-03-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  9. 2023-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  22. 2018-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  23. 2018-03-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  24. 2017-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-03-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2007-05-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  27. 2007-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACM HOUSE LLP
  28. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    BOLTON, Barry John Thomas appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    JACOBS, Andrew Jonathan Peter appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry John Thomas Bolton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Jonathan Peter Jacobs
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

4 The Heights Bumbles Green Lane
Nazeing
Waltham Abbey
EN9 2SG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOLTON, Barry John Thomas→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-02
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Active
JACOBS, Andrew Jonathan Peter→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/05/2007—
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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-03-16
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03