A-C TYRES (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06856489 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees131200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-02-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-01-24
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    WILLIAMS, Helen Marie appointed
    director
  17. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-06-30
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    SULLIVAN, Linda resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Linda Maureen resigned
    director
  22. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Mark Steven resigned
    director
  23. 2015-01-12
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    WILLIAMS, Wayne David John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-03-24
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Linda appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-03-24
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Mark Steven resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-07-10
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Linda Maureen resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-07-10
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Mark Steven appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-06-16
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Linda Maureen appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-06-16
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Linda Maureen appointed
    director
  30. 2009-06-16
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Mark Steven appointed
    director
  31. 2009-06-10
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  32. 2009-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A-C TYRES (UK) LTD
  33. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Marie Williams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/01/2022
Mr Wayne David John Williams
Individual · English · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Linda Maureen Sullivanceased 30/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Steven Sullivanceased 30/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

C/O Monetta
232 Stamford Street Central
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 7NQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Helen Marie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Wayne David John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SULLIVAN, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Linda Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2009-07-10
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Mark Steven→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2011-03-24
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-24 · resigned 2009-06-10
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Linda Maureen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Mark Steven→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-28