ACLAX LTD

🌳Matureactive
09160821 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
  • 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-292024-06-29
Average employees5400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2014-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACLAX LTD
  17. 2014-08-05
    ➕
    CHIRILA, Alin Marian appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-05
    ➕
    MOLDOVAN, Claudiu Ioan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Claudiu Ioan Moldovan
Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

1 Briar Walk
Bristol
BS16 4JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CHIRILA, Alin Marian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-08-05
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Active
MOLDOVAN, Claudiu Ioan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-08-05
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13