ACA HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC272499 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-26
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 9.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £3.06M |
| Current assets | — | £14 |
| Cash | — | £14 |
| Net assets | — | £3.06M |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28➖KASZUBOWSKI, Anton Nikolai resigneddirector
- 2023-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-10➕KASZUBOWSKI, Anton Nikolai appointeddirector
- 2019-07-05➖KEENAN, Joseph Perry resigneddirector
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-08📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2016-10-31➕CHANGIZI, Dara Marcus appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31➖MCCREADY, Anne Marie resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-31➕KEENAN, Joseph Perry appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31➖MCCREADY, Alexander Shaw resigneddirector
- 2016-10-31➖MCCREADY, Anne Marie resigneddirector
- 2016-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2004-08-26➕MCCREADY, Anne Marie appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-26➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-26➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-26➕MCCREADY, Alexander Shaw appointeddirector
- 2004-08-26➕MCCREADY, Anne Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dara Marcus Changizi Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 31/10/2016 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Joeseph Perry Keenanceased 05/07/2019· 25-50% voting
- Mr Alexander Shaw Mccreadyceased 31/10/2016· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Ann Marie Mccreadyceased 31/10/2016· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alexander Shaw Mccreadyceased 31/10/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Annmarie Mccreadyceased 31/10/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Unit 14 Cartside Avenue
Inchinnan Business Park
Inchinnan
PA4 9RP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
CHANGIZI, Dara Marcus→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCREADY, Anne Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2016-10-31
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2004-08-26
KASZUBOWSKI, Anton Nikolai→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-10 · resigned 2023-04-28
KEENAN, Joseph Perry→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2019-07-05
MCCREADY, Alexander Shaw→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2016-10-31
MCCREADY, Anne Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2016-10-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/10/2016 | 26/03/2021 |
Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22