ACSMID (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC177791 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-07
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 24.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.2 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,837
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,085 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£43.0k£64.9k
Current assets£43.7k£26.1k
Net assets£41.8k£64.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-12-28
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  4. 2023-10-03
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  5. 2022-12-29
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  6. 2022-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-10-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2021-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2015-11-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2002-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2002-02-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    ROY, Susan Alison appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    MILLER BECKETT & JACKSON resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    ROY, Robert Campbell appointed
    director
  23. 1997-08-20
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    MILLER BECKETT & JACKSON appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1997-08-20
    ➖
    DURANO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1997-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACSMID (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  27. 1997-08-07
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1997-08-07
    ➕
    DURANO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Robert Campbell Roy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
50–75%
—sig. influence50-75% shares · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Alison Roy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2021

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Kainga
Cranloch
Elgin
IV30 8QX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ROY, Susan Alison→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROY, Robert Campbell→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned
MILLER BECKETT & JACKSON→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
DURANO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/10/200209/11/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/02/200204/11/2015

Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07