A.C. SUPPLY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02323194 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-30
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 37.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
158 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1000 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-01-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-01-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-31➖STANDRING, David John resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-31➖STANDRING, David John resigneddirector
- 2016-12-31➖AMBROSE, Paul Christopher resigneddirector
- 2014-07-19➖LAMACRAFT, Tony Andrew resigneddirector
- 2009-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-03-18➖HOARE, Laurence resigneddirector
- 2008-09-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2006-02-02➕WALSH, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2006-02-02➕HOARE, Laurence appointeddirector
- 2005-01-27➕WILLIAMS, Dylan appointeddirector
- 2005-01-27➕LAMACRAFT, Tony Andrew appointeddirector
- 2004-05-31➖CRAWLEY, David William resigneddirector
- 2000-05-23➖HARGREAVES, Keith Martin resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-23➕STANDRING, David John appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-23➖HARGREAVES, Keith Martin resigneddirector
- 1995-09-05➖O FLANAGAN, Paul Timothy resigneddirector
- 1994-12-31➖AMBROSE, Paul Christopher resignedsecretary
- 1994-12-31➕HARGREAVES, Keith Martin appointedsecretary
- 1993-07-06➕O FLANAGAN, Paul Timothy appointeddirector
- 1993-07-06➕STANDRING, David John appointeddirector
- 1992-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1989-07-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-12-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A.C. SUPPLY LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
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 |
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Stephen Walsh Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/04/2016 |
Dylan Williams Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- David John Standringceased 31/12/2021· 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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| A B FRUITS LIMITED→ 05651085 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| A2S' STUDIO LTD→ 15921282 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ADWOA CORP LTD→ 14301680 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| AENSO UK LIMITED→ 15895325 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AES ELECTRICAL WHOLESALER LTD→ 16395393 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFAHAH LTD→ 09351642 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
Potton House Wyboston Lakes
Great North Road Wyboston
Bedford
MK44 3BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)
WALSH, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Dylan→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2005-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMBROSE, Paul Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-12-31
HARGREAVES, Keith Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-12-31 · resigned 2000-05-23
STANDRING, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-23 · resigned 2021-12-31
AMBROSE, Paul Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 2016-12-31
CRAWLEY, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2004-05-31
HARGREAVES, Keith Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2000-05-23
HOARE, Laurence→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2009-03-18
LAMACRAFT, Tony Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-01-27 · resigned 2014-07-19
O FLANAGAN, Paul Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 1995-09-05
STANDRING, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 2021-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 04/09/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/07/1989 | 13/04/1992 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/12/1988 | 26/03/2009 |
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Recent filings (158 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-01-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-01-08