AC'S FRESH FISH SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04412614 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£439
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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 £439

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£439
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£4k-£1k£1k£4k£7k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.0k£-4.0k
Current assets£9.3k£7.9k
Cash—£5.5k
Debtors—£784
Net assets£439£-4.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-06-28
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    CORDINGLEY, Darren James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-05-26
    ➖
    BUTTON, Julie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-05-26
    ➖
    BUTTON, Ian James resigned
    director
  20. 2006-05-26
    ➖
    BUTTON, Julie resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-10
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    CORDINGLEY, Carolynne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-10
    ➕
    CORDINGLEY, Darren James appointed
    director
  23. 2005-04-04
    ➕
    BUTTON, Julie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-04-04
    ➖
    LEGGETT, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-04-04
    ➕
    BUTTON, Julie appointed
    director
  26. 2005-04-04
    ➖
    LEGGETT, Stephen resigned
    director
  27. 2002-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AC'S FRESH FISH SUPPLIES LIMITED
  28. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-04-09
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    LEGGETT, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 2002-04-09
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    BUTTON, Ian James appointed
    director
  34. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    LEGGETT, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carolynne Elizabeth Cordingley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Darren James Cordingley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47230 — SIC 47230

Registered office

23 Chantry Lane
Grimsby
DN31 2LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

CORDINGLEY, Darren James→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORDINGLEY, Carolynne Elizabeth→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORDINGLEY, Darren James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-04-09
Resigned
BUTTON, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned
LEGGETT, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-04
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-04-09
Resigned
BUTTON, Ian James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned
BUTTON, Julie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned
LEGGETT, Stephen→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20