A & C PLATT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05994534 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

£-4.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £4,284

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£4k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£18

↑ 1700% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£-3.1k	£-3.9k
Current assets	£18	£1
Net assets	£-4.3k	£-5.0k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-07-22
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2025-07-15
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2024-07-15
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2023-07-24
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accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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accounts · AA
2021-08-27
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accounts · AA
2020-09-07
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accounts · AA
2019-08-05
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accounts · AA
2018-08-30
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accounts · AA
2018-05-16
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address · AD01
2017-11-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-11-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-09-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-07-21
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accounts · AA
2017-04-27
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PLATT, Caroline Lesley appointed
director
2017-04-27
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ASPINALL, Steven Allan resigned
director
2017-04-27
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officers · AP01
2017-04-27
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officers · TM01
2014-05-01
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EEUWIJK, Rene Marcel resigned
director
2014-05-01
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JANSSEN, Marc resigned
director
2013-08-15
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PLATT, Caroline resigned
secretary
2012-08-09
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ASPINALL, Steven Allan appointed
director
2012-08-09
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EEUWIJK, Rene Marcel appointed
director
2012-08-09
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JANSSEN, Marc appointed
director
2006-11-10
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Company incorporated
As A & C PLATT LIMITED
2006-11-10
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PLATT, Alan William appointed
director
2006-11-10
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PLATT, Caroline appointed
secretary
2006-11-10
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-11-10
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-11-10
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-11-10
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PLATT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Caroline Lesley Platt Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/04/2017
Mr Alan William Platt Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Steven Allan Aspinallceased 28/04/2017· 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

Incorporated2006-11-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Devonshire Park Road

Davenport

Stockport

SK2 6JW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PLATT, Alan William→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-10

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Active

PLATT, Caroline Lesley→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-27

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Active

PLATT, Caroline→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-10 · resigned 2013-08-15

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-10 · resigned 2006-11-10

Resigned

ASPINALL, Steven Allan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2012-08-09 · resigned 2017-04-27

Resigned

EEUWIJK, Rene Marcel→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-08-09 · resigned 2014-05-01

Resigned

JANSSEN, Marc→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-08-09 · resigned 2014-05-01

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-10 · resigned 2006-11-10

Resigned

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