A.C.DOCTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05765073 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£68.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,451

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£39k£58k£77k£97kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£166.1k£128.4k
Current assets£79.9k£96.7k
Net assets£68.5k£61.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-08-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-08-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-06-30
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    BRADBURY, Susan resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    BRADBURY, Susan resigned
    director
  13. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    BRADBURY, Susan appointed
    director
  20. 2006-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.DOCTORS LIMITED
  21. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    BRADBURY, Clint George appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    BRADBURY, Susan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clint George Bradbury
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Bradburyceased 30/06/2022· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2006-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

21 Equity Road East
Earl Shilton
Leicester
LE9 7FZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BRADBURY, Clint George→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRADBURY, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
BRADBURY, Susan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11