AC HERITAGE LTD

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06154638 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
50 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    GRAY, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AC HERITAGE LTD
  18. 2007-03-12
    ➕
    GRAY, Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-12
    ➕
    GRAY, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-12
    ➕
    CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-03-12
    ➖
    CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-03-12
    ➕
    CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-03-12
    ➖
    CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Gray
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Grayceased 23/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Brooklands Motor Circuit
Brooklands Road
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GRAY, Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-12 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-12 · resigned 2007-03-12
Resigned
CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-12 · resigned 2007-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-15