A.C.L. PLASTERING AND DRYLINING LIMITED

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02629434 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,008,370
Net assets shrinking
Down £263,925 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.1m
↓ 5.0% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£483k£965k£1.4m£1.9m£2.4mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£2.01M£2.28M
Current assets£2.17M£2.41M
Cash£2.11M£2.22M
Debtors£57.3k£159.7k
Net assets£2.01M£2.27M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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  2. 2025-06-16
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  3. 2024-08-28
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  4. 2023-09-26
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  5. 2022-06-16
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  6. 2021-06-28
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  7. 2020-07-20
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  8. 2019-08-29
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  9. 2018-08-30
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  10. 2018-08-02
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-08-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-07-27
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  13. 2017-07-20
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  14. 2016-11-23
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-09-16
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    address · AD01
  16. 2007-10-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2007-09-27
    ➕
    JARMAN, Susan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-27
    ➖
    JARMAN, Alistair Robert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-21
    ➖
    FOSTER, Leslie resigned
    director
  20. 2001-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 1998-08-14
    ➖
    LEICESTER, Christopher James resigned
    director
  22. 1993-09-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 1992-12-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Leslie Foster
  24. 1992-11-26
    ➕
    FOSTER, Leslie appointed
    director
  25. 1991-11-15
    ➕
    JARMAN, Alistair Robert appointed
    director
  26. 1991-11-15
    ➕
    JARMAN, Alistair Robert appointed
    secretary
  27. 1991-11-15
    ➖
    LEICESTER, Victoria Louise resigned
    secretary
  28. 1991-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.L. PLASTERING AND DRYLINING LIMITED
  29. 1991-07-15
    ➕
    LEICESTER, Victoria Louise appointed
    secretary
  30. 1991-07-15
    ➕
    LEICESTER, Christopher James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair Robert Jarman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated1991-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

Unit 4 Barley Business Park Duncan Road
Park Gate
Southampton
SO31 1ZT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JARMAN, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-27
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Active
JARMAN, Alistair Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 1991-11-15
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Active
JARMAN, Alistair Robert→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-15 · resigned 2007-09-27
Resigned
LEICESTER, Victoria Louise→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-15 · resigned 1991-11-15
Resigned
FOSTER, Leslie→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-11-26 · resigned 2007-09-21
Resigned
LEICESTER, Christopher James→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-07-15 · resigned 1998-08-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property13/09/199323/08/2001
satisfied
Leslie Foster
Debenture1 property02/12/199201/10/2007

Recent filings (99 total)

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2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-19