ACL ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05123957 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-10

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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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: General medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-01-23
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2024-01-16
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2023-01-24
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2022-01-31
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accounts · AA
2021-01-14
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accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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accounts · AA
2019-01-28
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accounts · AA
2018-10-10
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address · AD01
2018-01-30
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accounts · AA
2017-02-02
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address · AD01
2017-01-30
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accounts · AA
2016-05-10
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2016-04-28
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2015-05-11
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2013-07-17
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PORTLAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-11-21
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SILVER, Diane June appointed
director
2005-11-01
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PORTLAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-05-01
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GRESHAM TWO LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-04-21
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SMITH, Anthony resigned
secretary
2005-04-21
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GRESHAM TWO LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-11-17
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SILVER, Nicholas Charles, Dr appointed
director
2004-11-17
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SMITH, Anthony appointed
secretary
2004-05-27
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-27
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2004-05-10
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Company incorporated
As ACL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
2004-05-10
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-10
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Nicholas Charles Silver Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2017
Mrs Diane June Silver Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-05-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Picton House

Lower Church Street

Chepstow

NP16 5HJ

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-24

Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SILVER, Diane June→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-11-21

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Active

SILVER, Nicholas Charles, Dr→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-17

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Active

SMITH, Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-17 · resigned 2005-04-21

Resigned

GRESHAM TWO LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-21 · resigned 2005-05-01

Resigned

INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-10 · resigned 2004-05-27

Resigned

PORTLAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2013-07-17

Resigned

INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-10 · resigned 2004-05-27

Resigned

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