ACS PLASTERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07900183 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-06
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1500 | 1500 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01➕STRONG, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2012-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACS PLASTERING LIMITED
- 2012-01-06➕STRONG, Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Strong Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering
Registered office
Unit 13 Wapping Park
Gresley Road South West Industrial Estate
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 2FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STRONG, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRONG, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07