ACPH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07275199 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£3.94M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,944,369
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£696k
Net Worth
£3.9m
Current Assets
£809k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.95M |
| Current assets | £808.7k |
| Cash | £696.0k |
| Debtors | £112.8k |
| Net assets | £3.94M |
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
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-06-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-07-01➕FORD, Anna Caroline appointeddirector
- 2012-07-01➕FORD, David William appointeddirector
- 2012-07-01➕FORD, Philip Henry appointeddirector
- 2010-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACPH LIMITED
- 2010-06-07➕FORD, Barbara Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Henry Ford Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/03/2024 |
Miss Anna Caroline Ford Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Barbara Ann Fordceased 01/03/2024· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities
Registered office
16 Wilbury Grove
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3JQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
FORD, Anna Caroline→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2012-07-01
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FORD, Barbara Ann→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-06-07
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FORD, David William→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2012-07-01
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FORD, Philip Henry→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2012-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/08/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 28/06/2016 | 05/11/2022 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/06/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19