A.C.P. CHEMICALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01767478 · ltd · incorporated 1983-11-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£565.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
119 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £565,349
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,285 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£46k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£565k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£902k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £565.3k | £607.6k |
| Current assets | £902.3k | £875.6k |
| Cash | £45.8k | £394.6k |
| Debtors | £803.8k | £346.7k |
| Net assets | £565.3k | £607.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12➖MCGEEVER, Denis resigneddirector
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-07🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-01➕MCGEEVER, Anthony Gerard appointeddirector
- 2008-07-01➕MCGEEVER, Paul Charles appointeddirector
- 1999-06-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1999-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-05-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1995-03-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1988-04-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1988-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1983-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A.C.P. CHEMICALS 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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Gerard Mcgeever Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/07/2024 |
Mr Paul Charles Mcgeever Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/07/2024 |
Mrs Charlotte Mcgeever Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Denis Mcgeeverceased 12/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750
Registered office
Unit 12,Progress Business Centre
Whittle Parkway
Slough
Berks
SL1 6DQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
MCGEEVER, Anthony Gerard→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-01
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Active
MCGEEVER, Paul Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-01
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MCGEEVER, Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2024-07-12
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 21/06/1999 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 2 properties | 09/03/1995 | 21/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/04/1988 | 04/05/1995 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 17/03/1988 | 21/06/1999 |
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Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27