ACG ART LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09516362 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-28
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
£62.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £62,940
Net assets shrinking
Down £451 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£63k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.9k | £63.4k |
| Current assets | £62.9k | £63.7k |
| Net assets | £62.9k | £63.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24➕HOGG, Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-17📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-12-17📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-12-17⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-12-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACG ART LIMITED
- 2015-03-28➕GARNER, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-12-17: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Gulliford Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Andrew Garnerceased 04/12/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
5 Frogmore Road
Huntley
Gloucester
GL19 3EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GARNER, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-28
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HOGG, Kathryn→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-12-17
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-12-17
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-12-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28