ADVANCED COMMUNICATION PROJECTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03648202 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-12
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 26.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 26.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 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 (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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
84 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.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-13➖BARNES, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2012-11-16➖KELWICK, Iain Stewart resigneddirector
- 2012-03-01➕BARNES, Justin appointeddirector
- 2012-03-01➕KELWICK, Iain Stewart appointeddirector
- 2000-05-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1999-06-30➕BARNES, Susan appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖DENT, Jayne resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖NEWTON, David resigneddirector
- 1999-06-01➕BARNES, Neil appointeddirector
- 1999-03-23➕DENT, Jayne appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-23➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-03-23➕NEWTON, David appointeddirector
- 1999-03-23➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED COMMUNICATION PROJECTS LIMITED
- 1998-10-12➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-12➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Justin Barnes Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/03/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Barnesceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Susan Barnesceased 31/03/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 4 Swinnow Court
621 Stanningley Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS13 4ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BARNES, Justin→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARNES, Neil→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARNES, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2013-10-13
DENT, Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 1999-06-30
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 1999-03-23
KELWICK, Iain Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2012-11-16
NEWTON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 1999-06-30
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 1999-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/05/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (84 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05