A.C. MITTON LIMITED

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04285312 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-11
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,324

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 744% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£6.3k£749
Current assets£27.8k£29.0k
Net assets£6.3k£749

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.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-06-19
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    MITTON, Heather Jill resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-06-19
    ➖
    MITTON, Heather Jill resigned
    director
  20. 2001-09-14
    ➕
    MITTON, Antony Cyril appointed
    director
  21. 2001-09-14
    ➕
    MITTON, Heather Jill appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-14
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-09-14
    ➕
    MITTON, Heather Jill appointed
    director
  24. 2001-09-14
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C. MITTON LIMITED
  26. 2001-09-11
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-09-11
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MITTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Mr Antony Cyril Mitton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2001-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

C/O Towers + Gornall Ltd River View, 96 High Street
Garstang
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1WZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MITTON, Antony Cyril→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITTON, Heather Jill→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2014-06-19
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-11 · resigned 2001-09-14
Resigned
MITTON, Heather Jill→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2014-06-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-11 · resigned 2001-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16