ACL INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08998953 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-15

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52230

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (12 active, 28 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	14	1400

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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DEAKIN, Richard Simon appointed
director
2025-12-31
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COWLEY, Lesley Ruth resigned
director
2025-12-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-15
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COX, Abigail Peta appointed
director
2025-09-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
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GULABKHAN, Ahsan resigned
director
2025-04-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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HAY, Simon Joseph Edward, Dr appointed
director
2024-10-01
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POOLE, Kathleen appointed
director
2024-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
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BEATON, Ailsa Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-09-30
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GORDON-WALKER, Valerie Maria resigned
director
2024-09-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-02
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FRY, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2024-07-02
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FRY, Ian Richard appointed
director
2024-07-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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CLARKE, Johanna resigned
secretary
2024-06-30
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CLARKE, Johanna Sharon resigned
director
2024-05-03
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KELLY, Brendan appointed
director
2024-05-03
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LAWRENCE, David Alan resigned
director
2024-05-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
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BOWEN REES, Debra appointed
director
2024-02-02
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CHAMBERS, Ian appointed
director
2024-02-02
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GROOM, Christopher James appointed
director
2024-02-02
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MOLLOY, Gavin Joseph appointed
director
2024-02-02
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BEATON, Ailsa Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-02-02
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GULABKHAN, Ahsan appointed
director
2021-11-01
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BROWN, Catherine, Ms. resigned
director
2021-03-02
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ROSE, Philip Edmond resigned
director
2021-02-01
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GARWOOD, Neil Trevor appointed
director
2020-11-06
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LAWRENCE, David Alan appointed
director
2020-07-29
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NEILL, David William Robert resigned
director
2020-05-26
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HALLIWELL, Jeffrey John resigned
director
2020-01-01
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COWLEY, Lesley Ruth appointed
director
2019-05-02
➖
COTTRELL, Neil George resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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: COWLEY, Lesley Ruth resigned 2025-12-31; GULABKHAN, Ahsan resigned 2025-07-09

Group structure

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

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Airport Coordination Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACL INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION LIMITED

This company · 08998953

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
Airport Coordination Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Incorporated2014-04-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230

Registered office

Rourke House

Kingsbury Crescent

Staines-Upon-Thames

TW18 3BA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27