AC MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07779687 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-20
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,961
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.7k | — |
| Current assets | £20.3k | — |
| Cash | £13.5k | — |
| Debtors | £454 | — |
| Net assets | £12.0k | — |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-01➕COULTHARD, Julie Marie appointeddirector
- 2017-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-08📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2017-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-27➖COULTHARD, Julie resigneddirector
- 2012-05-04➕COULTHARD, Julie appointeddirector
- 2011-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AC MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2011-09-20➕COULTHARD, Alan Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Coulthard Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COULTHARD, Alan Edward→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COULTHARD, Julie Marie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COULTHARD, Julie→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-05-04 · resigned 2017-02-27
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Recent filings (39 total)
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2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-20