ACTON GLASS LIMITED

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07105572 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-15
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£45.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,671

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£46k
↑ 164% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£47k£58kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£54.7k£54.1k
Current assets£58.2k£46.3k
Net assets£45.7k£17.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2020-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-04-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-01
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    JALAL, Ahmed appointed
    director
  18. 2018-07-01
    ➖
    ALI, Awat resigned
    director
  19. 2016-06-01
    ➕
    ALI, Awat appointed
    director
  20. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    JALAL, Ahmed resigned
    director
  21. 2009-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTON GLASS LIMITED
  22. 2009-12-15
    ➕
    JALAL, Ahmed appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Ahmed Jalal
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Awat Aliceased 01/07/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

247 Horn Lane
London
W3 9ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JALAL, Ahmed→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALI, Awat→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned
JALAL, Ahmed→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-12-15 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-03-11