AC\DC JOINTING LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.3k |
| Current assets | — | £19.1k |
| Net assets | — | £2.3k |
| Average employees | 200 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2017-02-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-09-28➖COMMONS, Dean resigneddirector
- 2014-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AC\DC JOINTING LTD
- 2014-01-17➕COMMONS, Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17➕COMMONS, Dean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Commons Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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