ACME GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10406779 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-11-04➕ALLAN, Malcolm William Frank appointeddirector
- 2016-11-04➕PENNINGTON, Alan Keith appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACME GROUP LIMITED
- 2016-10-03➕HODSDEN, Richard David appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-03➕HODSDEN, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard David Hodsden Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Oransay Misbourne Avenue
Chalfont St. Peter
Gerrards Cross
SL9 0PF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HODSDEN, Richard David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-10-03
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ALLAN, Malcolm William Frank→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-11-04
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HODSDEN, Richard David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-10-03
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PENNINGTON, Alan Keith→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-11-04
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-13