A & A CRACK & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08445320 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-14

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 13.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46240

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 13.0y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1200	1000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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JABLONSKA, Karolina Teresa appointed
director
2026-03-31
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CRACK, Anthony Bernard resigned
director
2026-03-31
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CRACK, Jacqueline Sara resigned
director
2026-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
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officers · CH01
2024-08-16
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2024-08-15
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2024-07-31
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accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts · AA
2023-02-14
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officers · CH01
2023-02-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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accounts · AA
2020-03-09
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accounts · AA
2019-12-10
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accounts · AA01
2018-12-12
➕
CRACK, Jacqueline Sara appointed
director
2018-04-06
➖
CRACK, Alan Ronald resigned
director
2013-04-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-03-15
➕
CRACK, Stephen Anthony appointed
director
2013-03-15
➖
CRACK, Jacqueline Sara resigned
director
2013-03-15
➖
CRACK, Jane resigned
director
2013-03-14
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Company incorporated
As A & A CRACK & SONS LIMITED
2013-03-14
➕
CRACK, Alan Ronald appointed
director
2013-03-14
➕
CRACK, Anthony Bernard appointed
director
2013-03-14
➕
CRACK, Jacqueline Sara appointed
director
2013-03-14
➕
CRACK, Jane appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some 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 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CRACK, Anthony Bernard resigned 2026-03-31; CRACK, Jacqueline Sara resigned 2026-03-31

Group structure

Aacs Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aacs Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A & A CRACK & SONS LIMITED

This company · 08445320

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aacs Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2018

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-03-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46240 — SIC 46240

Registered office

16 Pennard Close

Brackmills Industrial Estate

Northampton

Northants

NN4 7BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CRACK, Stephen Anthony→

director · ~40y · appointed 2013-03-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JABLONSKA, Karolina Teresa→

director · ~39y · appointed 2026-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRACK, Alan Ronald→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2018-04-06

Resigned

CRACK, Anthony Bernard→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

CRACK, Jacqueline Sara→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

CRACK, Jacqueline Sara→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2013-03-15

Resigned

CRACK, Jane→

director · ~75y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2013-03-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/04/2013	—

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Recent filings (46 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-03-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-08-16

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-16