ACI-UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03775287 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-21

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 82911

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-10-20
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accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-20
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-20
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-06-10
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mortgage · MR01
2025-06-06
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2025-04-15
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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ROBINS, Mark Allan resigned
director
2025-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-28
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-28
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-05-17
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-15
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-29
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2023-04-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Quilam Special Opportunities 2 Limited
2022-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-02
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officers · AP01
2022-10-24
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PICKUP, Mark Samuel appointed
director
2022-06-24
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officers · AP01
2022-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-05-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-04-29
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BAKER, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2022-04-29
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ROBINS, Mark Allan appointed
director
2022-04-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Quilam Special Opportunities 2 Limited
2021-04-01
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BARTLE, Andrew appointed
director
2021-04-01
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EDWARDS, Gary James appointed
director
2021-04-01
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HOUGHTON, Max appointed
director
2019-10-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-10-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Pollen Street Capital Limited
2019-10-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Pollen Street Capital Limited
2019-08-31
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WELLINGTON, Natalie resigned
director
2018-07-09
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WELLINGTON, Natalie appointed
director
2018-05-31
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BEARD, Phill resigned
director
2018-03-26
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DEMPSTER, Colin resigned
secretary
2018-03-26
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BAKER, Stephen Paul appointed
director
2018-03-09
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CALLAGHAN, Kirsty resigned
director
2018-03-09
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DEMPSTER, Colin Alexander resigned
director
2018-01-26
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HINCHLIFFE, Craig Andrew appointed
director
2018-01-26
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UNSWORTH, Simon Peter appointed
director
2018-01-26
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BEARD, Phill appointed
director
2016-09-01
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CALLAGHAN, Kirsty appointed
director
2016-06-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Tm Legal Services Limited

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Perch Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Perch Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACI-UK LIMITED

This company · 03775287

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
Perch Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	14/07/2022

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Tm Assets Limitedceased 14/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Paul Hall Mackenzieceased 30/08/2017· significant influence
Mr Colin Alexander Dempsterceased 09/03/2018· significant influence
Miss Kirsty Callaghanceased 09/03/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated1999-05-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82911 — SIC 82911

Registered office

Unit 10 Whitehills Drive

Whitehills Business Park

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 5LW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01