A C SERVICES (BANBURY) LTD
🌳Matureactive
04640413 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£806.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £806,401
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,993 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£131k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£806k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£590k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.21M | £2.35M |
| Current assets | £589.7k | £604.6k |
| Cash | £131.1k | £146.9k |
| Debtors | £434.4k | £433.6k |
| Net assets | £806.4k | £808.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-06-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-06-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-05-10➖COLEMAN, Robert Micheal resigneddirector
- 2013-04-05➕COLEMAN, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-06-07➕COLEMAN, Robert Micheal appointeddirector
- 2003-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A C SERVICES (BANBURY) LTD
- 2003-01-17➕COLEMAN, Annette Joyce appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-17➕COLEMAN, Andrew Richard John appointeddirector
- 2003-01-17➕COLEMAN, Annette Joyce appointeddirector
- 2003-01-17➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-17➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Annette Joyce Coleman Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/02/2023 |
Mr Andrew Richard John Coleman Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/02/2023 |
Mr Richard Andrew Coleman Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/05/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Andrew Colemanceased 16/01/2023· 25-50% shares
- Andrew Richard Colemanceased 03/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
10 Manor Park
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 3TB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
COLEMAN, Annette Joyce→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-01-17
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COLEMAN, Andrew Richard John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-01-17
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COLEMAN, Annette Joyce→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-01-17
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COLEMAN, Richard Andrew→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2013-04-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-01-17
COLEMAN, Robert Micheal→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2016-05-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/06/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-02