A C DIRECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02759817 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-28

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 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£20.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,185

Net assets shrinking

Down £37,314 YoY

Cash YoY

+23%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.1m

↑ 23% YoY

Net Worth

£20k

↓ 65% YoY

Current Assets

£1.6m

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£586.4k	£556.4k
Current assets	£1.62M	£1.31M
Cash	£1.11M	£905.3k
Debtors	£504.3k	£390.9k
Net assets	£20.2k	£57.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
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officers · AP01
2023-11-29
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capital · SH01
2023-11-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-01
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BRENNAN, Anthony John appointed
director
2023-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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officers · TM01
2019-05-04
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DAVEY, Stephen Denis resigned
director
2019-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-01-05
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DAVEY, Scott James appointed
director
2012-01-05
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DAVEY, Thomas James appointed
director
2011-01-01
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DAVEY, Linda Barbara appointed
director
2009-11-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1992-10-30
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DAVEY, Linda Barbara appointed
secretary
1992-10-30
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RICHMOND COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1992-10-30
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DAVEY, Stephen Denis appointed
director
1992-10-30
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RICHMOND COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
1992-10-28
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Company incorporated
As A C DIRECT LIMITED
1992-10-28
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RICHMOND COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1992-10-28
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RICHMOND COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Linda Barbara Davey Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72	25–50%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/04/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Scott James Daveyceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares
Thomas James Daveyceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1992-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Stable Yard 65 Albert Road

South Woodford

London

E18 1LE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last: 2026-04-15