A-CONSULT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05132425 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-19

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£3.44M

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,439,931

Cash YoY

+108%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2.9m

↑ 108% YoY

Net Worth

£3.4m

↑ 311% YoY

Current Assets

£7.1m

↑ 65% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£3.49M	£885.1k
Current assets	£7.09M	£4.29M
Cash	£2.89M	£1.39M
Debtors	£3.64M	£2.42M
Net assets	£3.44M	£836.4k

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 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-12
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capital · SH10
2026-01-12
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capital · SH08
2025-06-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
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officers · CH01
2025-06-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-12
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accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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TOBIN, William Christopher appointed
director
2023-09-12
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officers · TM01
2023-09-08
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SKAANDERUP, Henrik Enegaard resigned
director
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
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officers · AP01
2021-06-29
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TOBIN, William Christopher appointed
secretary
2021-06-29
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SKAANDERUP, Henrik Enegaard appointed
director
2021-05-20
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SONNE SCHMIDT, Christian resigned
director
2013-09-30
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PARKER, Jason appointed
director
2005-06-30
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SONNE SCHMIDT, Christian appointed
director
2004-11-03
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OSTERGAARD, Soren appointed
secretary
2004-11-03
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HYLDGAARD, Leon resigned
secretary
2004-05-19
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Company incorporated
As A-CONSULT LIMITED
2004-05-19
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OSTERGAARD, Soren appointed
director
2004-05-19
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HYLDGAARD, Leon appointed
secretary
2004-05-19
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-19
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-19
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-05-19
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Soren Ostergaard Individual · Danish · DOB 07/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

A-Consult Hlding Group A/Sceased 17/06/2022· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2004-05-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Barn Manor Business Park

East Drayton

Retford

Nottinghamshire

DN22 0LG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10