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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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2024-12-09
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accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts · AA
2018-10-23
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accounts · AA
2018-01-26
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accounts · AA
2017-01-25
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accounts · AA
2016-06-01
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-21
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accounts · AA
2015-04-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-20
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accounts · AA
2014-11-25
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address · AD01
2008-02-01
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CALLOW, Tracey Ann appointed
secretary
2008-01-31
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CALLOW, Anne-Marie resigned
secretary
2008-01-31
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CALLOW, Anne-Marie resigned
director
2007-04-02
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Company incorporated
As A.C. ENTERPRISES (CREWKERNE) LTD
2007-04-02
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CALLOW, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2007-04-02
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CALLOW, Anne-Marie appointed
secretary
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Charles Callow Individual · English · DOB 05/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/04/2017

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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