A C P & D LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03245766 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-04
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£732
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). 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 · oldest 28.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
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
89 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £732
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£732
Current Assets
£56k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.9k | — |
| Current assets | £56.5k | — |
| Cash | £2.6k | — |
| Debtors | £47.5k | — |
| Net assets | £732 | — |
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
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-05-12📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-02-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-01-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-18➕PIMLOTT, Nicola Jane appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-18➖PIMLOTT, Lisa Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-01➖PIMLOTT, Allan Clive resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-01➕PIMLOTT, Lisa Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-01➖PIMLOTT, Julie resigneddirector
- 1998-02-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1997-09-09➖TOP SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-09-09➖TOP DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A C P & D LIMITED
- 1996-09-04➕PIMLOTT, Allan Clive appointeddirector
- 1996-09-04➕PIMLOTT, Allan Clive appointedsecretary
- 1996-09-04➕TOP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-09-04➕PIMLOTT, Julie appointeddirector
- 1996-09-04➕TOP DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Clive Pimlott Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 13/05/2026 |
Mrs Nicola Jane Pimlott Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Allan Clive Pimlottceased 12/05/2026· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
86 Rose Hill Road
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Lancashire
OL6 8YF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
PIMLOTT, Nicola Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIMLOTT, Allan Clive→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIMLOTT, Allan Clive→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-04 · resigned 2005-12-01
PIMLOTT, Lisa Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2012-04-18
TOP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-04 · resigned 1997-09-09
PIMLOTT, Julie→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-09-04 · resigned 2005-12-01
TOP DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-09-04 · resigned 1996-09-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 06/02/1998 | 31/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charges over credit balances | 1 property | 15/01/1998 | 31/01/2019 |
Recent filings (89 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-05-12