A.C. ENTERPRISES (CREWKERNE) LTD

💤Zombieactive
06199042 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43310Plastering
  • 43330Floor and wall covering
  • 43341Painting
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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  2. 2024-12-09
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2023-01-10
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  5. 2022-01-13
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  6. 2021-01-12
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  7. 2019-12-23
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  8. 2018-10-23
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  9. 2018-01-26
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  10. 2017-01-25
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  11. 2016-06-01
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  12. 2016-01-21
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  13. 2015-04-13
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  15. 2014-11-25
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  16. 2008-02-01
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    CALLOW, Tracey Ann appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-01-31
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    CALLOW, Anne-Marie resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-31
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    CALLOW, Anne-Marie resigned
    director
  19. 2007-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C. ENTERPRISES (CREWKERNE) LTD
  20. 2007-04-02
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    CALLOW, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-02
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    CALLOW, Anne-Marie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-02
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    CALLOW, Anne-Marie appointed
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Charles Callow
Individual · English · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/04/2017

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
Incorporated2007-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

The Rookery Silver Street
Misterton
Crewkerne
Somerset
TA18 8NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CALLOW, Tracey Ann→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-01
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Active
CALLOW, Andrew Charles→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-02
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Active
CALLOW, Anne-Marie→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
CALLOW, Anne-Marie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
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2025-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
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2023-09-20
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2023-04-03
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2023-01-10
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2022-04-04
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2022-01-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
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2021-01-12
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2020-05-12
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2019-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-05