ACM GARAGE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13081178 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-14
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-15➕HARMAN, Charles George appointeddirector
- 2022-01-15➖HARMAN, Charles George resigneddirector
- 2020-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACM GARAGE LTD
- 2020-12-14➕HARMAN, Joanne Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14➕HARMAN, Charles George appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mrs Joanne Jacqueline Harman Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/12/2020 |
Mr Charles George Harman Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
220 Torquay Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ3 2HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARMAN, Charles George→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARMAN, Joanne Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARMAN, Charles George→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-01-15
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-21