AC2.COM PRODUCTIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC243634 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-10
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
£-2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,705

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£2k£762£4k£7k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-2.4k£-5.8k
Current assets£5.4k£10.5k
Cash—£5.8k
Debtors—£4.8k
Net assets£-2.7k£-5.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-23
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  10. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-02-10
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    DOLAN, Mary Frances resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC2.COM PRODUCTIONS LTD.
  18. 2003-02-10
    ➕
    KELLHOFER, Joel appointed
    director
  19. 2003-02-10
    ➕
    DOLAN, Mary Frances appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-02-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-02-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-02-10
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-02-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-02-10
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-02-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joel Kellhofer
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KELLHOFER, Joel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOLAN, Mary Frances→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2012-02-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2003-02-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2003-02-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2003-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2020-11-23