AC PLASTICS (EOT) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13500078 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-07-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
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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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-22➕QUEEN, Aidan Wilson appointeddirector
- 2025-01-22➖HADLOW, Stephen Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-05➕GORMAN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2022-08-05➕THOMALLA, Lee Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-08-05➕HADLOW, Stephen Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-07-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AC PLASTICS (EOT) LIMITED
- 2021-07-08➕MARSDEN, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2021-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher John Marsden Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 63 CROXTETH ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD→ 11670951 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| ACQUIPEAK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 11827243 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACS HOLDINGS NW LTD→ 16796998 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM WILSON ASSOCIATES LTD→ 13589528 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADDRESS INVESTMENTS CHURCHTOWN LTD→ 15160027 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Ac Plastics Limited
Wilson Road
Liverpool
L36 6AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
GORMAN, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSDEN, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-07-08
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QUEEN, Aidan Wilson→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-01-22
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THOMALLA, Lee Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-08-05
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HADLOW, Stephen Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-08-05 · resigned 2025-01-22
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17