ACCURATE LASER CONCRETE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07623782 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-05
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 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-08-28➕EKIN, Simon James appointeddirector
- 2012-02-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-05-24➕EKIN, Ruth Lindis appointeddirector
- 2011-05-24➖EKIN, Simon James resigneddirector
- 2011-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURATE LASER CONCRETE LTD
- 2011-05-05➕EKIN, Simon James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 |
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Mr Simon James Ekin Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Ruth Lindis Ekin Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A H SERVICES (CHESHIRE) LTD→ 09565894 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A J FIELD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 04252939 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| A. H. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 04922199 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A.E.BUCKLEY LIMITED→ 10552583 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A.G. FENCING LIMITED→ 05506386 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| A&G INTERIOR SPECIALISTS LIMITED→ 08221152 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15233131 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AC PANELLING LTD→ 16466948 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACJ DEVELOPMENTS (CHESHIRE) LIMITED→ 13872585 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Brownlow Farm Barn Brownlow Heath Lane
Brownlow
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4TH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
EKIN, Ruth Lindis→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-05-24
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EKIN, Simon James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-08-28
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EKIN, Simon James→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2011-05-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/02/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-08