AC AND DA RICHARDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06747063 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£732.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £732,893

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£733k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£596k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£147k£293k£440k£586k£733kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£733.8k£727.8k
Current assets£595.8k£719.2k
Cash—£619.4k
Debtors—£97.9k
Net assets£732.9k£727.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    PASCOE, Shirley appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-23
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Anthony James appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-23
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2008-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AC AND DA RICHARDS LIMITED
  19. 2008-11-11
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Anthony Carlson appointed
    director
  20. 2008-11-11
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Dolores Agnes appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RICHARDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RICHARDS, Anthony James (same surname) appointed 2025-05-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony James Richards
Individual · English · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/11/2025
Mrs Dolores Agnes Richards
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Carlson Richards
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

The Firs
Penzance Road
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 8HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

PASCOE, Shirley→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-06-10
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Active
RICHARDS, Anthony James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-05-23
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Active
RICHARDS, Anthony Carlson→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-11-11
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Active
RICHARDS, Dolores Agnes→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-11-11
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Active

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17