AC LIMO & COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04533232 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£307.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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 (73/100).

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, 3 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £307,048
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,372 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£307k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£125k£187k£250k£312kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£196.0k£264.7k
Current assets£21.2k£43.9k
Net assets£307.0k£312.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
    ➕
    CROOKS, Joseph Zachariah Lawrence appointed
    director
  3. 2025-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-02-08
    ➖
    CHARLERY, Kenneth Anthony resigned
    director
  13. 2018-05-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-03-21
    ➖
    CROOKS, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-03-21
    ➕
    CHARLERY, Kenneth Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2002-09-16
    ➖
    LANDMARK FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2002-09-15
    ➕
    CROOKS, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2002-09-15
    ➕
    CROOKS, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-09-15
    ➖
    MINGI RESOURCES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2002-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC LIMO & COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    MINGI RESOURCES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    LANDMARK FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 59 — 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 — CROOKS, Joseph Zachariah Lawrence (same surname) appointed 2025-05-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Crooks
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

98 St Saviours Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CROOKS, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROOKS, Joseph Zachariah Lawrence→
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROOKS, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-15 · resigned 2018-03-21
Resigned
MINGI RESOURCES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-15
Resigned
CHARLERY, Kenneth Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2019-02-08
Resigned
LANDMARK FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08