ACH PLASTERING LTD

💤Zombieactive

09509149 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-25

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Plastering

Sector: Construction

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. 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-15
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2024-05-20
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accounts · AA
2023-11-02
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accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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officers · TM01
2020-09-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-23
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HILES, Andrew Christopher resigned
director
2020-09-23
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address · AD01
2020-09-23
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officers · TM01
2020-09-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-23
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officers · AP01
2020-09-14
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HILES, Shaun Peter appointed
director
2020-09-14
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HILES, Jacqui Mary resigned
director
2020-06-17
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accounts · AA
2019-05-23
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accounts · AA
2018-07-10
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accounts · AA
2015-03-31
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HILES, Jacqui Mary appointed
director
2015-03-25
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Company incorporated
As ACH PLASTERING LTD
2015-03-25
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HILES, Andrew Christopher appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Shaun Peter Hiles Individual · English · DOB 02/1995 · age 31	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	23/09/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew Christopher Hilesceased 23/09/2020· 50-75% shares
Mrs Jacqui Mary Hilesceased 14/09/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2015-03-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

Sanders Gate Churchfields

Stonesfield

Witney

OX29 8PP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HILES, Shaun Peter→

director · ~31y · appointed 2020-09-14

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Active

HILES, Andrew Christopher→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-25 · resigned 2020-09-23

Resigned

HILES, Jacqui Mary→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2020-09-14

Resigned

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