A.C.L. LOCKSMITHS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04510947 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees5500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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  3. 2025-04-08
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-06
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    COLLIER, Alfie Keith Arthur appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-12
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  7. 2022-12-15
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  8. 2022-01-26
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  9. 2021-01-25
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  10. 2020-04-17
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  11. 2019-08-06
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  12. 2019-05-11
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  13. 2018-05-15
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  14. 2017-05-22
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  15. 2016-03-18
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  16. 2002-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.L. LOCKSMITHS LIMITED
  17. 2002-08-14
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    COLLIER, Tracy Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-08-14
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    COLLIER, Andrew Keith appointed
    director
  19. 2002-08-14
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    BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-08-14
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    BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-08-14
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    BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-08-14
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    BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD resigned
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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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COLLIER, Alfie Keith Arthur (same surname) appointed 2025-04-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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.
  • 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
Mr Andrew Keith Collier
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/08/2016
Mrs Tracy Elizabeth Collier
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Furness Avenue
Dunstable
LU6 3BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

COLLIER, Tracy Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-14
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Active
COLLIER, Alfie Keith Arthur→
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-04-06
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Active
COLLIER, Andrew Keith→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-08-14
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Active
BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned
BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28