AC MEZZ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06717765 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-07
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100
Net assets£100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-01-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-12-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-12-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-10-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Leumi Abl Limited
  17. 2013-06-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Leumi Abl Limited
  18. 2011-12-31
    PRICE, Paul William appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-31
    JENKINS, Hans resigned
    director
  20. 2008-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AC MEZZ LIMITED
  21. 2008-10-07
    JENKINS, Hans appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Paul William Price
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

International House
Fryers Road
Walsall
WS2 7LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PRICE, Paul William
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-31
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Active
JENKINS, Hans
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Leumi Abl
Leumi Abl Limited
A registered charge1 property28/10/2013
outstanding
Leumi Abl
Leumi Abl Limited
A registered charge1 property05/06/2013
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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-03