ACL AUTOMOTIVE CONTRACTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
06296885 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-29
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 18.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-09-03➖HOWARD, James Douglas Arnold resigneddirector
- 2020-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-09-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-19➕CURLEY, Danial Scott appointeddirector
- 2020-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-04➖CURLEY, Danial Scott resigneddirector
- 2020-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21➕CURLEY, Danial Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-29📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2017-05-16➖ELAND, James resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-03➖ATKINSON, Michael Adrian resigneddirector
- 2014-05-01➕ATKINSON, Michael Adrian appointeddirector
- 2013-07-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Shawbrook Bank LTD
- 2013-02-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Singers Corporation Asset Finance LTD
- 2012-11-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2008-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited
- 2007-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACL AUTOMOTIVE CONTRACTS LTD
- 2007-06-29➕ELAND, James appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-29➕HOWARD, James Douglas Arnold appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Acl Automotive Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acl Automotive Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACL AUTOMOTIVE CONTRACTS LTD
This company · 06296885
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acl Automotive Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/08/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Vehicle Save Holdings Ltdceased 07/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACHESON ATTACHMENT HIRE LTD→ 09341912 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACHO CONSULTANCY LTD→ 16318340 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACL AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 07322650 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
The Carriage House
Mill Street
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6YE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CURLEY, Danial Scott→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELAND, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2017-05-16
ATKINSON, Michael Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2017-02-03
CURLEY, Danial Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-11-21 · resigned 2020-03-04
HOWARD, James Douglas Arnold→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2020-09-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/07/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Singers Corporation Asset Finance Singers Corporation Asset Finance LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/02/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | Charge over sub-hire agreements | 1 property | 07/11/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited | Assignment and charge of sub-leasing agreements | 1 property | 28/02/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-09-03