A C D SERVICES (UK) LTD
🌳Matureactive
08987786 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43120Site preparation
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 3 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 10 | 1100 |
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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A C D SERVICES (UK) LTD
- 2014-04-09➕MILLS, David appointeddirector
- 2014-04-09➕MILLS, Elaine Jenny appointeddirector
- 2014-04-09➕MILLS, Jonathan Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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 |
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Mr Jonathan Henry Mills Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 22/03/2017 |
Mrs Elaine Jenny Mills Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/11/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jonathan Henry Millsceased 28/11/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Davis Millsceased 22/03/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Elaine Jenny Millsceased 22/03/2017· 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
Incorporated2014-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
Eastlands 33 East Mersea Road
West Mersea
Colchester
Essex
CO5 8SU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MILLS, David→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLS, Elaine Jenny→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-04-09
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MILLS, Jonathan Henry→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2014-04-09
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13