AC SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED

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04054837 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-17
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£276.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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

1 live charge · oldest 19.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £276,145
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£149k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Net Worth
£276k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£412k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£82k£165k£247k£329k£412kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£280.4k£251.4k
Current assets£411.7k£355.9k
Cash£149.5k£158.2k
Debtors£82.3k£67.7k
Net assets£276.1k£234.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2024-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-16
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2017-03-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-02-28
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    HAGGER, Graeme resigned
    director
  18. 2007-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    HAGGER, Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2000-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AC SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
  21. 2000-08-17
    ➕
    HAGGER, Helen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-08-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-08-17
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-08-17
    ➕
    HAGGER, Graeme appointed
    director
  25. 2000-08-17
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-08-17
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Hagger
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Unit 13 Dean Court, Great Western Business Park
Yate
Bristol
BS37 5NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HAGGER, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-17
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Active
HAGGER, Helen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-01
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-17 · resigned 2000-08-17
Resigned
HAGGER, Graeme→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-08-17 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-17 · resigned 2000-08-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/03/200710/12/2024

Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22