A.C. RADIO CABS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00945881 · ltd · incorporated 1969-01-14
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 51.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.72M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 51.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 51.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
147 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,716,185
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£332k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£541k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m£2.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.72M£1.35M
Current assets£2.71M£2.28M
Cash£332.4k£246.7k
Debtors£2.37M£2.03M
Net assets£1.72M£1.35M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-11-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-10-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: C.P. Holdings (UK) Limited
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2012-04-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    FIELD, Melvyn Leslie appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    WATSON, John Harry appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    PAYNE, Stanley resigned
    director
  23. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    ROWSWELL, Jeanette Phyllis resigned
    director
  24. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    SAXTON, Ian Philip resigned
    director
  25. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    SAXTON, Rosemary Ann resigned
    director
  26. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    WATSON, Lyn Frederick resigned
    director
  27. 2012-04-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2009-08-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2009-08-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 1999-04-27
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1999-04-27
    ➖
    DEWEY, Wally resigned
    director
  32. 1999-04-27
    ➖
    GOODRICH, Dennis resigned
    director
  33. 1999-04-27
    ➖
    NOAKES, Peter resigned
    director
  34. 1999-04-27
    ➕
    ROWSWELL, Jeanette Phyllis appointed
    director
  35. 1999-04-27
    ➖
    SAXTON, Ian Philip resigned
    director
  36. 1999-04-27
    ➕
    SAXTON, Rosemary Ann appointed
    director
  37. 1999-04-27
    ➖
    SOUTHGATE, Brian Edward resigned
    director
  38. 1999-04-27
    ➕
    WATSON, Lyn Frederick appointed
    director
  39. 1997-12-17
    ➕
    SOUTHGATE, Brian Edward appointed
    director
  40. 1994-12-12
    ➖
    DAVIES, Peter John resigned
    director
  41. 1984-02-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  42. 1974-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  43. 1969-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.C. RADIO CABS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 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.)

Group structure

Cp (Cp) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cp (Cp) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A.C. RADIO CABS LIMITED
This company · 00945881

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cp (Cp) Limited
Corporate entity
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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

213 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

FIELD, Melvyn Leslie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, John Harry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
DAVIES, Peter John→
director · ~85y · resigned 1994-12-12
Resigned
DEWEY, Wally→
director · ~77y · resigned 1999-04-27
Resigned
GOODRICH, Dennis→
director · ~86y · resigned 1999-04-27
Resigned
NOAKES, Peter→
director · ~85y · resigned 1999-04-27
Resigned
PAYNE, Stanley→
director · ~99y · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
ROWSWELL, Jeanette Phyllis→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
SAXTON, Ian Philip→
director · ~74y · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
SAXTON, Ian Philip→
director · ~74y · resigned 1999-04-27
Resigned
SAXTON, Rosemary Ann→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
SOUTHGATE, Brian Edward→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1999-04-27
Resigned
WATSON, Lyn Frederick→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
C.P. Holdings (UK)
C.P. Holdings (UK) Limited
A registered charge1 property20/10/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property23/04/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/04/2012—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/02/198407/08/2009
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property01/08/197407/08/2009
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Recent filings (147 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19