AC HOLDINGS (FYLDE) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12083105 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£955.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £955,031
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£955k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£720k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £955.0k | £935.2k |
| Current assets | £720.2k | £750.1k |
| Net assets | £955.0k | £935.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AC HOLDINGS (FYLDE) LIMITED
- 2019-07-03➕CURRAN, Edmund Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-07-03➕CURRAN, John appointeddirector
- 2019-07-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 90 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edmund Andrew Curran Individual · British · DOB 06/1936 · age 90 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 03/07/2019 |
Mr John Curran Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Avroe House Avroe Crescent
Blackpool Business Park
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CURRAN, Edmund Andrew→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 2019-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURRAN, John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-15