ASSOCIATION OF CONTACT LENS MANUFACTURERS LIMITED(THE)

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00738674 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1962-10-24

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£23.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

50 officers (6 active, 50 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

180 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £23,122

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£23k

↑ 48% YoY

Current Assets

£24k

↑ 46% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£23.8k	£16.3k
Current assets	£23.8k	£16.3k
Net assets	£23.1k	£15.6k

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

filings

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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officers · AP01
2026-05-26
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officers · AP01
2026-05-26
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officers · AP01
2026-05-12
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CROSS, Sarahjane appointed
director
2026-05-12
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DAVIES, Lucy Caroline appointed
director
2026-05-12
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SEXTON, Ian appointed
director
2026-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
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officers · CH01
2025-06-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-23
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officers · AP03
2025-06-16
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STEVENS-BURT, Luke appointed
secretary
2025-02-12
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officers · CH01
2025-02-12
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address · AD01
2024-10-03
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officers · TM02
2024-09-27
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RODWELL, Simon Charles resigned
secretary
2024-04-07
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accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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SMITH, Richard appointed
director
2023-05-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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officers · TM01
2023-03-31
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STEAN, Christopher William resigned
director
2022-02-28
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accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-10
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BENCH, Jonathon Michael resigned
director
2018-05-10
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CHAUHAN, Kamlesh Kumar Chhotalal, Dr resigned
director
2018-05-10
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DRAPER, Mark David resigned
director
2018-05-10
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HARROP, Katie resigned
director
2018-05-10
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RODWELL, Simon Charles resigned
director
2018-05-10
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SMITH, Richard resigned
director
2018-01-17
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HARROP, Katie appointed
director
2018-01-17
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JONES, Gordon Eric resigned
director
2018-01-17
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STEAN, Christopher William appointed
director
2017-06-06
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CHAUHAN, Kamlesh Kumar Chhotalal, Dr appointed
director
2017-05-09
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DRAPER, Mark David appointed
director
2017-05-09
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JONES, Gordon Eric appointed
director
2017-05-09
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ROTHWELL, Amy resigned
director
2017-05-09
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SMITH, Richard appointed
director
2015-05-12
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BENCH, Jonathon Michael appointed
director
2015-05-12
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HUDSON, Cameron, Dr resigned
director
2015-05-12
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MALLINSON, Nigel Alexander resigned
director
2015-05-12
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RODWELL, Simon Charles appointed
director
2015-05-12
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ROTHWELL, Amy appointed
director
2014-09-30
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CAHILL, Gerald Joseph resigned
director
2014-05-31
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SPANDOW, Oliver resigned
director
2014-02-10
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SUTTON, Clive John resigned
director
2013-12-31
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MENZEL, Nichola Jayne resigned
director
2013-05-14
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SPANDOW, Oliver appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1962-10-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Unit 1 The Byre Hook Street

Royal Wootton Bassett

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN4 8EF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30