ACP WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD
🌳Matureactive
03848803 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-27
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 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 26.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.4 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-11-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-01➕SINGH, Vikram appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➕WHITE, Colin Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➖HOWARD, Alison Jane resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-01➖HOWARD, Graeme Patrick resigneddirector
- 2023-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-02-26➖HARDING, Frederick Ernest resignedsecretary
- 2009-02-26➕HOWARD, Alison Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-01➕HARDING, Frederick Ernest appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-01➖HOWARD, Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-26➕HOWARD, Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-26➖SHARMA, Jagdish Dutt resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACP WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD
- 1999-09-27➕SHARMA, Jagdish Dutt appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-27➕RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-27➖RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-27➕HOWARD, Graeme Patrick appointeddirector
- 1999-09-27➕RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-27➖RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
World Freight Company Investment Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
World Freight Company Investment Uk Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACP WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD
This company · 03848803
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 |
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World Freight Company Investment Uk Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graeme Patrick Howardceased 01/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230
Registered office
Donington Court, Pegasus Business Park Herald Way
East Midlands Airport
Castle Donington
Derby
DE74 2UZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
SINGH, Vikram→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Colin Richard→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDING, Frederick Ernest→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2009-02-26
HOWARD, Alison Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-02-26 · resigned 2023-11-01
HOWARD, Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-26 · resigned 2007-10-01
SHARMA, Jagdish Dutt→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 2003-04-26
RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-09-27
HOWARD, Graeme Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 2023-11-01
RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-09-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 29/02/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-11-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-02