AC CARS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05226569 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-09➕CONZA, David Gabriel appointeddirector
- 2022-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-31➖ACEDES HOLDINGS LLC resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-09-08➕LUBINSKY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2008-07-28➖WEALDRISE LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-08-07➖LUBINSKY, Alan David resigneddirector
- 2007-08-07➕ACEDES HOLDINGS LLC appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-09-10➕WEALDRISE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-10➕LUBINSKY, Alan David appointeddirector
- 2004-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AC CARS LIMITED
- 2004-09-09➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-09➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-09➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-09➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Lubinsky Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Professional services · DE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 TEAM LTD→ 15662573 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 258 ACCOUNTS LTD→ 15647748 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3RDIMENSION CAD SERVICES LIMITED→ 13392481 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A CERTAIN VINTAGE LIMITED→ 13870394 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEY LAW SOLICITORS LTD→ 17012975 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSTRACKED SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 06256335 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AC CAR GROUP LIMITED→ 06232994 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AC CARS MANUFACTURING LTD→ 06335313 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AC GREEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED→ 07205407 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AC&CO LTD→ 10232672 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACA CONSULTANTS LTD→ 11883157 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACACIA CREATIVES LTD→ 11884543 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Unit 5b, Western Paddock Donington Park Race Circuit
Castle Donington
Derby
DE74 2BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
CONZA, David Gabriel→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LUBINSKY, Alan→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2004-09-09
WEALDRISE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2008-07-28
LUBINSKY, Alan David→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2007-08-07
ACEDES HOLDINGS LLC→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-08-07 · resigned 2011-07-31
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2004-09-09
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18