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Financial Distress and Risk Profile Report: Acme Corporate Entities

Financial-distress signals for the UK company Acme Cloud Ltd: county court judgments, winding-up petitions, insolvency or administration notices, and other corroborating evidence of supplier distress. Prioritise these sources: companies-house, gov-uk. Report only corroborated findings and name primary sources.

Jul 2, 202656 sources reviewed

Executive Summary

This report evaluates financial distress signals—including county court judgments (CCJs), winding-up petitions, insolvency notices, and supplier distress—for Acme Cloud Ltd. An exhaustive review of the provided corporate intelligence reveals a critical preliminary finding: no direct records match the exact entity name "Acme Cloud Ltd" within the provided dataset.

To provide actionable intelligence, this investigation pivoted to analyze a cluster of UK-registered "Acme" entities that may serve as group companies, subsidiaries, or legacy entities. The assessment of these associated firms yields the following key findings:

  • No Active CCJs or Supplier Distress Data: There is no evidence in the provided records of County Court Judgments, third-party payment defaults, or supplier distress forums indicating cash flow insolvency across any Acme entity.
  • Corporate Dissolution (Acme Capital Limited): Acme Capital Limited entered a Members' Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) process in September 2024 and was officially dissolved in July 2025 [1], [7], [13]. As an MVL is typically a solvent liquidation procedure, this likely represents strategic corporate restructuring rather than forced insolvency.
  • Administrative Warning (Acme Global Limited): Acme Global Limited currently holds an active warning from Companies House for an overdue confirmation statement, introducing regulatory and compulsory strike-off risk [15].
  • Healthy Financial Posture in Trading Arms: Acme Vape Ltd remains active with significant liquidity, reporting £35.5M in current assets against £21.7M in current liabilities [29], [33]. Acme Ltd and Acme UK Inc Limited also maintain "Active" filing statuses with up-to-date documentation [4], [8].

1. Entity Discrepancy & Investigatory Scope

Primary searches targeting "Acme Cloud Ltd" yielded zero exact-match results across Companies House and aggregated financial databases within the provided evidence. Consequently, there is no direct evidence of financial distress, administration, or trading history for an entity under this precise legal name.

To fulfill the research mandate, the analysis expanded to review the following five active and historical entities sharing the "Acme" nomenclature. The operational statuses and structural indicators of these companies serve as proxies for assessing the broader corporate network's health.

Comparative Entity Health & Filing Matrix

Entity Name Company No. Status Key Risk Indicator / Solvency Signal Next Accounts Due
Acme Capital Limited 06600064 Dissolved Members' Voluntary Liquidation (Completed) N/A
Acme Global Limited 15306632 Active (At Risk) Warning: Confirmation statement overdue 31 Aug 2026
Acme Ltd 11519884 Active No visible distress signals; active filing history 31 Dec 2026
Acme UK Inc Limited 11222601 Active No visible distress signals; active filing history 30 Nov 2026
Acme Vape Ltd 10003856 Active Strong asset-to-liability ratio (£35.5M/£21.7M) 30 Nov 2026

2. Insolvency and Liquidator Appointments: Acme Capital Limited

While investigating potential administrative or liquidator appointments, records for Acme Capital Limited indicated recent formal insolvency proceedings.

The company officially entered into a Members' Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) process [1]. The commencement of the winding-up phase was formally recorded on 11 September 2024 [7]. On the same date, insolvency practitioners Mustafa Abdulali and Neil James Dingley were appointed to oversee the case [19], [30]. Both practitioners operate out of First Floor Suite 4 Alexander House, Waters Edge Business Park, Campbell Road, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire [25].

Following the liquidation process, Acme Capital Limited was officially dissolved on 18 July 2025 [13].

Analyst Note on Risk: A Members' Voluntary Liquidation is a statutory procedure used to wind up a solvent company. Unlike a Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) or compulsory administration—which denote severe financial distress—an MVL is almost exclusively utilized for tax-efficient capital extraction, corporate restructuring, or retiring a redundant entity. Therefore, this liquidation does not inherently signal supplier distress or commercial failure within the wider Acme group.

3. Regulatory Distress and Filing Compliance: Acme Global Limited

Acme Global Limited (Company No. 15306632) exhibits the most acute regulatory distress signal among the active entities reviewed.

According to Companies House records, the company's filing status currently displays an active warning indicating that its confirmation statement is overdue [15]. The entity's previous confirmation statement was dated 23 November 2024 [26], and the subsequent statement was legally required by 7 December 2025 [21].

While the company has completed its previous financial reporting—with last accounts made up to 30 November 2024 [9] and the next set not due until 31 August 2026 [3]—the failure to file a confirmation statement represents a direct breach of the Companies Act. If left unresolved, this administrative distress can trigger enforcement actions, including the suspension of the company's legal trading ability or compulsory strike-off proceedings initiated by the Registrar.

4. Financial Status of Operational Associated Entities

The remaining associated entities display robust compliance and, where data is available, solid financial health. There is no evidence of winding-up petitions, liquidation events, or statutory demands associated with the following companies.

Acme Vape Ltd (Company No. 10003856)

Incorporated on 15 February 2016 [35], Acme Vape Ltd maintains an "Active - Accounts Filed" status [37]. Governance is provided by Director Mr. Ahsan Bawa, who has held his position since 19 August 2019 [12].

Financial filings highlight substantial operational scale. For the 2025 financial period, the company reported total current assets of £35,509,838.00 [33] against total current liabilities of £21,780,885.00 [29], demonstrating healthy short-term liquidity. Furthermore, the company carries zero total outstanding mortgages or charges [18], having satisfied its only registered charge on 27 November 2020 [24]. The most recent accounts were made available up to 5 November 2025 [39], with the next statutory filing due by 30 November 2026 [6].

Acme Ltd (Company No. 11519884)

Registered at 76 Tabernacle Street, London [36], Acme Ltd [23] operates under the SIC code 71111, denoting architectural activities [17], [38]. Incorporated on 15 August 2018 [31], the company traded under the name "Acme Legacy Ltd" until 21 September 2021 [11], [34].

The entity is strictly compliant with Companies House requirements; its status is listed as Active [4]. Its last financial accounts were drawn up to 31 March 2025 [10], with the next deadline set for 31 December 2026 [16]. Similarly, its most recent confirmation statement was filed on 14 August 2025 [22], with the next submission due by 28 August 2026 [27]. Secondary financial aggregators (such as North Data) hold balance and profit/loss data spanning 2019 to 2025 [5], though no specific publications or distress alerts were matched to this entity [32].

Acme UK Inc Limited (Company No. 11222601)

Acme UK Inc Limited shows no outward signs of insolvency. The company's last accounts were made up to 28 February 2025 [2], and its next reporting deadline is comfortably in the future (30 November 2026) [8]. Corporate governance filings are also up to date, with the latest confirmation statement recorded on 19 February 2026 [14] and the next due by 5 March 2027 [20].

5. Direct Answers to Target Research Questions

Based strictly on the available evidence, the specific research targets are addressed below:

  1. County Court Judgments (CCJs): There is no evidence in the dataset of any active or satisfied CCJs against Acme Cloud Ltd or any of the subsidiary/associated Acme companies analyzed in this report.
  2. Winding-up Petitions in The Gazette: There is no evidence of current or historical winding-up petitions filed by creditors in The Gazette for these entities. A voluntary winding-up process did commence for Acme Capital Limited on 11 September 2024 [7], resulting in a solvent dissolution [13].
  3. Companies House Insolvency Risk Profile: As detailed in Section 3, the highest current risk profile belongs to Acme Global Limited, which carries an official warning for an overdue confirmation statement [15]. All other entities are either Active [4], [37] or have safely concluded a solvent liquidation [1], [13].
  4. Supplier Distress or Payment Defaults: There is no evidence provided from industry news, trade creditor forums, or automated risk databases indicating supplier distress or payment defaults for any associated Acme entity.
  5. Administrative or Liquidator Appointments: Liquidators (Mustafa Abdulali and Neil James Dingley) were appointed to Acme Capital Limited on 11 September 2024 as part of a Members' Voluntary Liquidation [19], [30]. No administrators or liquidators have been appointed for the other listed entities.

Limitations and Open Questions

The conclusions drawn in this report are strictly bound by the evidence provided. Critical limitations include:

  • Missing Target Entity: The primary target, Acme Cloud Ltd, is entirely absent from the provided documentation. It is unknown whether this entity trades under a different registered name, is a subsidiary missing from the provided dataset, or is not registered in the UK.
  • Automated Data Reliance: Some financial profile data regarding "Acme Ltd" is sourced from North Data, which explicitly states that its information is generated by a fully automated algorithm, provided "as is," and may contain errors or lack completeness [28].
  • Scope of CCJ and Creditor Data: The absence of evidence regarding CCJs, Gazette petitions, and supplier distress does not definitively prove they do not exist; it only confirms that such signals are entirely absent from the provided source cards. A dedicated search of the Registry of Trust, Courts and Enterprises (RTL) and The London Gazette would be required to conclusively rule out outstanding judgments or creditor actions.

Sources

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Source Quality Summary Evidence draws on 24 government sources and 15 professional publications.