ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £591.7k | £572.2k |
| Current assets | £662.5k | £677.7k |
| Net assets | £591.7k | £572.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06➕RUSH, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2020-04-06➖RUSH, Frank resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-04-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-01-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-26➕RUSH, Frank appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-26➖RUSH, Simon resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-26➖RUSH, David resigneddirector
- 1995-01-18➕RUSH, Simon appointeddirector
- 1995-01-18➕RUSH, Simon appointedsecretary
- 1995-01-18➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-01-18➕RUSH, David appointeddirector
- 1995-01-18➖FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
- 1994-12-21➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-12-21➕FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanGroup structure
Acelink (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acelink (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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