AACME GLASS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02108304 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-113.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £113,479
Net assets shrinking
Down £202,982 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£113k
↓ 227% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.9k | £57.1k |
| Current assets | £24.6k | £20.3k |
| Net assets | £-113.5k | £89.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-20➕GITTINGS, Christine Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1997-04-01➖RYAN, Bridget resigneddirector
- 1997-04-01➖RYAN, Daniel Christopher Joseph resigneddirector
- 1987-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AACME GLASS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Declan Ryan Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr David Alan Mark Ryan Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing
Registered office
71 Corporation Road
Newport
Gwent
NP19 0BG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
GITTINGS, Christine Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
RYAN, Bridget→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1997-04-01
RYAN, Daniel Christopher Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1997-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (102 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12