ACL BRICKWORK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08838301 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,654
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,469 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 2266% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £2.9k |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £7.2k |
| Net assets | £-17.7k | £815 |
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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-01➕QUAIFE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-01➖QUAIFE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACL BRICKWORK LIMITED
- 2014-01-09➕CONNELLY, Christy appointeddirector
- 2014-01-09➕QUAIFE, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 13 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Quaife Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2021 |
Mr Christy Connelly Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Andrew Quaifeceased 01/04/2020· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2014-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
55 Rectory Grove
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2HA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CONNELLY, Christy→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUAIFE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUAIFE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-01-09 · resigned 2020-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03