ACHS BUILDING SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

07993592 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-16

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 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1600	1700

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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accounts · AA
2021-03-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-15
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accounts · AA
2020-04-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-03-16
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annual-return · AR01
2012-09-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2012-03-16
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Company incorporated
As ACHS BUILDING SERVICES LTD
2012-03-16
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SMITH, Carlton appointed
secretary
2012-03-16
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SMITH, Carlton Ashley appointed
director
2012-03-16
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SMITH, Howard appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

clean

No 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 Howard Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	08/01/2021
Mr Carlton Ashley Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-03-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Achs Building Services Coldwell Street

Linthwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5QN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Carlton→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-16

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SMITH, Carlton Ashley→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-03-16

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SMITH, Howard→

director · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-16

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)	Debenture	1 property	07/09/2012	—

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