A.C.S CATERING LIMITED
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: 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A.C.S CATERING LIMITED
- 2015-12-29➕AFZAL, Imran Mohammed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
A.C. Solutions (G.B) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A.C. Solutions (G.B) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/02/2026 |
Mr Imran Mohammed Afzal Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting · firm interest | 28/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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