A & C GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00514832 · ltd · incorporated 1953-01-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
149 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
1 signal 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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-13✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2020-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2015-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2000-12-19➕BARBAGELATA, Charlie Claude appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-19➕BARBAGELATA, Charlie Claude appointeddirector
- 2000-12-19➖FABES, Dorothy Rose resignedsecretary
- 2000-12-19➖FABES, Graham Lloyd resigneddirector
- 1995-03-29➕BARBAGELATA-FABES, Angela Mary Eileen appointeddirector
- 1995-03-07➖FABES, Rodney Maurice resigneddirector
- 1992-02-21🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1989-09-29🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1989-09-29🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1989-07-21🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1986-01-16🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1986-01-16🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-07-25🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-07-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-07-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-07-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-06-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1983-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
- 1953-01-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A & C GROUP LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 74 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Mary Eileen Barbagelata-Fabes Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- A & C Group Limitedceased 01/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- The Calton Group (Beauty And Spa) Limitedceased 07/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1953-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Amelia House
Crescent Road
Worthing
BN11 1QR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BARBAGELATA, Charlie Claude→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBAGELATA, Charlie Claude→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2000-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBAGELATA-FABES, Angela Mary Eileen→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1995-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FABES, Dorothy Rose→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-12-19
FABES, Graham Lloyd→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2000-12-19
FABES, Rodney Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 1995-03-07
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 21/02/1992 | 05/05/2015 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/09/1989 | 05/05/2015 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/09/1989 | 05/05/2015 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/07/1989 | 05/05/2015 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1986 | 05/05/2015 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1986 | 05/05/2015 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 25/07/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 22/07/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/07/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/07/1984 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 20/06/1984 | 05/05/2015 | |
| outstanding | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 26/09/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (149 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-26