A.C. SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01935714 · ltd · incorporated 1985-08-02
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 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.7y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees5600

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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-27
    ➕
    GORDON, Derri Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2018-11-27
    ➖
    TONKS, Mark Graham resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-11-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-11-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2016-11-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 2015-04-01
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    BROMHEAD, Lance Newton appointed
    director
  24. 2012-09-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: A.C.Lighting (Holdings) Limited
  25. 2012-01-12
    ➕
    WALTERS, Jonathan Bevis appointed
    director
  26. 2012-01-12
    ➕
    TONKS, Mark Graham appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-01-12
    ➖
    WALTERS, Jonathan Bevis resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-09-28
    ➖
    KEIDERLING, Peter resigned
    director
  29. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    KEIDERLING, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2007-05-25
    ➖
    CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert resigned
    secretary
  31. 2007-05-25
    ➕
    WALTERS, Jonathan Bevis appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-05-25
    ➖
    KEIDERLING, Peter resigned
    director
  33. 2005-12-01
    ➖
    AC LIGHTING HOLDINGS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2003-12-10
    ➖
    FLOYD, Richard William resigned
    director
  35. 2003-12-10
    ➖
    LEGGETT, David Arthur resigned
    director
  36. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert appointed
    director
  37. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert appointed
    secretary
  38. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    KEIDERLING, Peter appointed
    director
  39. 2003-02-12
    ➖
    SEARLES, Peter Charles resigned
    secretary
  40. 2003-02-12
    ➕
    AC LIGHTING HOLDINGS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 1985-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.C. SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

A.C. Worldwide Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.C. Worldwide Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.C. SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED
This company · 01935714

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
A.C. Worldwide Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • A.C. Lighting (Holdings) Ltdceased 12/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Lance Newton Bromheadceased 06/10/2021· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

Centauri House
Hillbottom Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

BROMHEAD, Lance Newton→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, Derri Anthony→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALTERS, Jonathan Bevis→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned
SEARLES, Peter Charles→
secretary · resigned 2003-02-12
Resigned
TONKS, Mark Graham→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-12 · resigned 2018-11-27
Resigned
WALTERS, Jonathan Bevis→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2012-01-12
Resigned
AC LIGHTING HOLDINGS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
FLOYD, Richard William→
director · ~74y · resigned 2003-12-10
Resigned
KEIDERLING, Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2011-09-28
Resigned
KEIDERLING, Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned
LEGGETT, David Arthur→
director · ~73y · resigned 2003-12-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/11/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/11/2016—
outstanding
A.C.Lighting (Holdings)
A.C.Lighting (Holdings) Limited
Debenture1 property14/09/2012—
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Recent filings (129 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19