A C SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01616401 · ltd · incorporated 1982-02-23
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 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely providing plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning installation services to residential or commercial clients in the Watford area, handling day-to-day work such as system installation, maintenance, and potentially project management within the construction sector.

Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees8700

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
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  6. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-23
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-09-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2008-10-01
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    MERRITT, Richard Alexander appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-10-01
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    MERRITT, Claire Mawgan appointed
    director
  19. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    MERRITT, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2008-10-01
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    MERRITT, Donald Alexander resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-10-01
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    MERRITT, Richard Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2001-09-21
    ➕
    MERRITT, Donald Alexander appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-09-21
    ➖
    MERRITT, Richard Alexander resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-07-10
    ➖
    KING, Darren resigned
    director
  25. 2000-08-29
    ➖
    MERRITT, Donald Alexander resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-08-29
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    MERRITT, Richard Alexander appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-08-29
    ➕
    KING, Darren appointed
    director
  28. 2000-08-29
    ➖
    MERRITT, Donald Alexander resigned
    director
  29. 1994-10-20
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    MERRITT, Colin Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 1994-10-10
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    MERRITT, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 1982-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A C SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Alexander Merritt
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Claire Mawgan Merritt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1982-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Suite 7a, Building 6
Croxley Park, Hatters Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 8YH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MERRITT, Richard Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-01
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Active
MERRITT, Claire Mawgan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRITT, Richard Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRITT, Donald Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-21 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
MERRITT, Donald Alexander→
secretary · resigned 2000-08-29
Resigned
MERRITT, Richard Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-29 · resigned 2001-09-21
Resigned
KING, Darren→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-08-29 · resigned 2001-07-10
Resigned
MERRITT, Colin Alexander→
director · ~61y · resigned 1994-10-20
Resigned
MERRITT, Donald Alexander→
director · resigned 2000-08-29
Resigned
MERRITT, Richard Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 1994-10-10 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/09/2011—
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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02