ACI INDUSTRIES COMPANY UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05605145 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-27
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
£244.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £244,905

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£245k
Current Assets
£246k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£98k£148k£197k£246kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£244.9k—
Current assets£246.1k—
Debtors£246.1k—
Net assets£244.9k—
Average employees—400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  2. 2025-11-11
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  3. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-11-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-03
    ➕
    PAGLIERI, Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2023-07-03
    ➕
    PAGLIERI, Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2023-07-02
    ➖
    PAGLIERI, Ralph resigned
    director
  16. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2020-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-08-05
    ➕
    DETAMORE, Radha appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-08-05
    ➖
    EVANS, Robert W resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACI INDUSTRIES COMPANY UK LIMITED
  25. 2005-10-27
    ➕
    FISCHER, Scott appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-27
    ➕
    EVANS, Robert W appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-10-27
    ➕
    PAGLIERI, Ralph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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.)

Group structure

Aci Industries Nv Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Aci Industries Nv Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACI INDUSTRIES COMPANY UK LIMITED
This company · 05605145

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aci Industries Nv Inc
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ralph Pagliericeased 02/07/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2005-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

9a Burroughs Gardens
London
NW4 4AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

DETAMORE, Radha→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISCHER, Scott→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGLIERI, Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGLIERI, Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Robert W→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-27 · resigned 2014-08-05
Resigned
PAGLIERI, Ralph→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-10-27 · resigned 2023-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-11-17
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15