AC LANDSCAPING LTD

🌳Matureactive
04474143 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-01
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,680
Cash YoY
+65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54k
↑ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£32k£43k£54kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£25.8k£12.2k
Current assets£54.1k—
Cash£53.8k£32.6k
Debtors£295—
Net assets£24.7k£12.2k

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
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-08-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    CRAIG, Suzanne Lucille appointed
    director
  19. 2006-10-26
    ➕
    CRAIG, Suzanne Lucille appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-26
    ➖
    TAYLOR AND COMPANY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    CRAIG, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-03
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    TAYLOR AND COMPANY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2002-07-03
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC LANDSCAPING LTD
  26. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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 Suzanne Lucille Craig
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/12/2021
Mr Andrew Craig
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

Hickory Wind Cottage
Riby Cross Roads, Riby
Near Grimsby
North Lincolnshire
DN37 8NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CRAIG, Suzanne Lucille→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Suzanne Lucille→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-03
Resigned
TAYLOR AND COMPANY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2006-10-26
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08