AC GROUP PROJECTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10300008 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-28
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 closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 70 → 79
- · Bankability: 65 → 75
- · Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 70 → 79
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
- ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£369.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43210Electrical installation
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £369,176
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£369k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £490.1k | £509.4k |
| Current assets | £1.08M | £1.59M |
| Cash | £4.9k | £13.7k |
| Debtors | £1.08M | £1.57M |
| Net assets | £369.2k | £338.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: 4SYTE LTD
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-09-01➕MEDWAY, Adam appointeddirector
- 2017-01-04➕BAKER, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2017-01-04➖JONES, Christopher Paul resigneddirector
- 2016-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AC GROUP PROJECTS LTD
- 2016-07-28➕JONES, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Adam Medway Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sandra Bakerceased 23/01/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Hanover Buildings
11-13 Hanover Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 3DN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BAKER, Sandra→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEDWAY, Adam→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Christopher Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2017-01-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | 4SYTE 4SYTE LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/01/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07