AC RENOVATIONS LTD

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10555353 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-10
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,266

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 315% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£11.7k£2.3k
Current assets£6.7k£7.6k
Net assets£4.3k£1.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AC RENOVATIONS LTD
  13. 2017-01-10
    COPELAND, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2017-01-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Copeland
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest10/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

4 Whitelands Cottages
Haxby
York
YO32 3LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-10OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COPELAND, Mark
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-10
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Recent filings (20 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25