ACG JOINT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05749162 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-20

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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2025-04-08
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2024-04-17
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2023-04-22
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2022-04-07
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2021-04-06
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2020-04-09
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accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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officers · AP03
2020-03-04
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officers · TM02
2019-11-30
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MCLAUGHLAN, Stuart appointed
secretary
2019-11-30
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STEVEN ALFRED, Hurrell resigned
secretary
2019-08-22
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accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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MCLAUGHLAN, Stuart James appointed
director
2019-08-16
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officers · AP01
2019-06-12
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gazette · DISS40
2019-06-11
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-12-28
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accounts · AA
2011-12-15
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MCINTEER, Warren Hill resigned
director
2006-03-20
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Company incorporated
As ACG JOINT COMPANY LIMITED
2006-03-20
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PHIPPEN, Kent William appointed
director
2006-03-20
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STEVEN ALFRED, Hurrell appointed
secretary
2006-03-20
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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2006-03-20
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-03-20
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MCINTEER, Warren Hill appointed
director
2006-03-20
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2006-03-20
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kent William Phippen Individual · British,American · DOB 03/1956 · age 70	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Incorporated2006-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

79 High Street

Eton

Windsor

Berkshire

SL4 6AF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCLAUGHLAN, Stuart→

secretary · appointed 2019-11-30

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Active

MCLAUGHLAN, Stuart James→

director · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-16

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Active

PHIPPEN, Kent William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2006-03-20

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Active

STEVEN ALFRED, Hurrell→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2019-11-30

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2006-03-20

Resigned

MCINTEER, Warren Hill→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2011-12-15

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2006-03-20

Resigned

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