A.C.D. PLANT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01307241 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 46.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 46.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    RICHINGS, Mark John resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-10-17
    ➖
    RICHINGS, Anne resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-17
    ➖
    RICHINGS, Mark John resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-17
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  5. 2025-10-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-17
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  9. 2025-09-29
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  10. 2024-09-10
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  11. 2024-04-03
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  12. 2024-01-17
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  13. 2023-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  14. 2023-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  15. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  18. 2020-12-23
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  19. 2020-05-06
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  20. 2020-05-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Mark John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    RICHINGS, Melissa Joy resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Melissa Joy appointed
    director
  25. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2010-03-10
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Melissa Joy appointed
    secretary
  27. 2010-03-08
    ➖
    RICHINGS, Anne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2001-03-30
    ➖
    CRUISE, Katrina resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Anne appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-03-30
    ➖
    CRUISE, Michael John William resigned
    director
  32. 2001-03-30
    ➖
    DEWIS, Michael Stanley resigned
    director
  33. 1995-08-01
    ➕
    RICHINGS, Mark John appointed
    director
  34. 1982-03-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
  35. 1980-01-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
  36. 1977-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.D. PLANT LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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 ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RICHINGS, Mark John resigned 2025-10-17; RICHINGS, Anne resigned 2025-10-17; RICHINGS, Mark John resigned 2025-10-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Richings
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark John Richingsceased 17/10/2025· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Acd Plant Limited Uunit 2 Lakeside Court
Maple Drive
Hinckley
LE10 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

RICHINGS, Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-30
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Active
RICHINGS, Melissa Joy→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-11-01
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Active
CRUISE, Katrina→
secretary · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
RICHINGS, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2010-03-08
Resigned
RICHINGS, Mark John→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-01 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned
RICHINGS, Melissa Joy→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
CRUISE, Michael John William→
director · ~79y · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
DEWIS, Michael Stanley→
director · ~81y · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
RICHINGS, Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned
RICHINGS, Mark John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank LTD
Legal charge registered pursuant to an order of court1 property23/03/1982—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank LTD
Mortgage1 property09/01/1980—
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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08