ACG PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04921964 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-06
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 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-07-31➖GOLBOURN, Alan resigneddirector
- 2022-07-31➖GOLBOURN, Carole resigneddirector
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-10-06➕CONSTANTIN, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-06➖GOLBOURN, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-01➕GOLBOURN, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2006-09-12➕CONSTANTIN, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2004-01-12➕GOLBOURN, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2003-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACG PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
- 2003-10-06➕GOLBOURN, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-06➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-06➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-06➕GOLBOURN, Alan appointeddirector
- 2003-10-06➕GOLBOURN, Carole appointeddirector
- 2003-10-06➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-10-06➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Golbourn Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/03/2018 |
Sarah Constantin Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/03/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Golbournceased 20/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Carole Golbournceased 20/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
Unit 9 Altitude Business Park The Drift
Nacton Road
Ipswich
IP3 9QN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
CONSTANTIN, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOLBOURN, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOLBOURN, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2009-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOLBOURN, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2013-10-06
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-06
GOLBOURN, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2022-07-31
GOLBOURN, Carole→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2022-07-31
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 10/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 16/08/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (107 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03