A.C. WORLDWIDE GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04513462 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.3y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £4,031,132
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Profit before tax | £4.03M | — |
| Average employees | 324 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24➕CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-11-24➖CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-12✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2008-11-06➕CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-06➖PREVEL, Anastasia Susan resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-05-01➖LEGGETT, David Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-01➕PREVEL, Anastasia Susan appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-11➖FLOYD, Richard William resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-11➕LEGGETT, David Arthur appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-11➖FLOYD, Richard William resigneddirector
- 2003-02-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2002-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A.C. WORLDWIDE GROUP LIMITED
- 2002-08-16➕LEGGETT, David Arthur appointeddirector
- 2002-08-16➕FLOYD, Richard William appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-16➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-16➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-16➕FLOYD, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2002-08-16➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-16➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Arthur Leggett Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & D DOWDY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 10449132 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTS & TAX STORE LIMITED→ 04796116 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTS SOLUTIONS KINGDOM GROUP LTD→ 16221597 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCURATE COUNT LTD→ 15821457 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACD SALES & MARKETING CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 09063694 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACE ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED→ 10029339 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACE FURNACE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 05872617 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACE PEOPLE LIMITED→ 11187117 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACHIEVERS CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING LIMITED→ 04101464 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ACINC CONSULTING LTD→ 17008422 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACLARIUS LIMITED→ 12773201 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Centauri House Hillbottom Road
Sands Industrial Es
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEGGETT, David Arthur→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2022-11-24
FLOYD, Richard William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2006-08-11
LEGGETT, David Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-11 · resigned 2007-05-01
PREVEL, Anastasia Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2008-11-06
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2002-08-16
FLOYD, Richard William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2006-08-11
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2002-08-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/11/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/07/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 20/02/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-12
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2022-04-12