ACL 2014 HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09102653 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — 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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	3	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 mortgage
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-09
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FORD, Mark David appointed
director
2026-02-09
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SCRIPPS, David appointed
director
2026-02-09
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SMITHARD, Kate appointed
director
2026-02-09
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DOHERTY, John Patrick Luke resigned
director
2026-02-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: John Patrick Luke Doherty
2026-02-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-25
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capital · SH03
2023-10-16
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-09-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-14
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BLACKBURN, Susan resigned
secretary
2023-09-14
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BLACKBURN, David Bernard resigned
director
2023-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2014-06-25
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Company incorporated
As ACL 2014 HOLDINGS LIMITED
2014-06-25
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SMITHARD, Kate appointed
secretary
2014-06-25
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SMITHARD, Steven William appointed
director
2014-06-25
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BLACKBURN, Susan appointed
secretary
2014-06-25
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BLACKBURN, David Bernard appointed
director
2014-06-25
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DOHERTY, John Patrick Luke appointed
director

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Acl 2025 Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acl 2025 Holdings Ltd

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

ultimate parent

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ACL 2014 HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 09102653

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
Acl 2025 Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/02/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Patrick Luke Dohertyceased 09/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2014-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Anglia House

Sandown Road Industrial Estate

Watford

Herts

WD24 7UA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-09

Last: 2026-06-25